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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Fisheries and Fish farming

Norwegian whaler sabotaged

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

Attempt was made in the early hours of Saturday morning to sink the Norwegian whaling ship "Sofie", berthed in Svolvær harbour, by opening the bilge valve.

However, the ship's owner discovered the sabotage attempt and was able to save the vessel from sinking.

Saturday, 03 April 2010 06:37

Fish react differently to seismic surveys

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

Sound waves from seismic data acquisition resulted in increased catches for some species and smaller catches for others. It appears that pollack may, to some extent, have withdrawn from the area, while other species seem to remain.

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 09:29

Record export of seafood

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

The export of seafood from Norway reached a new record in February, with an export value for the month of NOK 4.2 billion. This is an increase of NOK 650 million or 18.5 per cent compared with the same month last year.

Friday, 05 March 2010 09:10

Predicts record year for salmon exports

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

The export of salmon from Norway is so far this year 33 per cent higher than in the record year of 2009. The industry believes this trend will continue, and that 2010 will be a new record year for Norwegian salmon.

Thursday, 25 February 2010 10:45

Record export of Norwegian salmon

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

The export of Norwegian salmon continues to increase. The toal value for January reached NOK 1.8 billion, the highest for the month of January ever, and NOK 260 million higher than for the same month last year.

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 09:02

Science: Fish embryos reborn

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

The Norwegian company Cryogenetics Ltd. has made a significant breakthrough by inventing a method for the cryo-(freezing)-preservation of fish embryos down to -130° C (-202° F) .

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 09:28

Norway and EU agree on mackerel quota

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

Norway and the EU have reached a new agreement on how to manage the mackerel stocks. Norwegian fishermen have so far been excluded from catching mackerel in EU waters.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 08:56

China major importer of Norwegian salmon

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

China could soon take over from Japan and become Norway's largest market for the export of salmon to Asia. In 2009 only, the export of salmon to China increased by nearly 60 per cent.

Thursday, 07 January 2010 09:39

Record export of Norwegian Seafood

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

In 2009, Norwegian Seafood exports totalled NOK 44.7 billion and for the sixth year in a row sets a new seafood export record. Compared with 2008, exports are up by NOK 6 billion.

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 08:53

The export of salmon on the increase

Business - Fisheries and Fish farming

The export of Norwegian salmon last week reached 14,181 tons, up from 11,824 tons in the same week last year. This is a new record for this time of year and an increase by 11.6 per cent from the week before.

Thursday, 26 November 2009 09:52