Tag: fishing
Visitors flock to North Sea island
UTSIRA: Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians made the best of the country's last long public holiday weekend until Christmas, and were able to enjoy...
Military fights to shut down fish farm
Norway's defense department (Forsvaret) wants authorities to shut down a fish farming operation off the coast just north of Bergen. It claims the operation...
Warm-water fish show up in Norway
For the second time in a week, fish that thrive best in warm waters have been found beached in Norway. Scientists think they're being...
EU claims rights to Svalbard’s bounty
The European Union claims that vessels from member nations have a right to catch just as much of the crabs found on the seafloor...
Famed river falls victim to utility firm
Norway's Lærdal River has long attracted wild salmon fishing enthusiasts including royalty and rock stars, all of them eager to cast their lines from its...
Trawler freed from arrest in Russia
A Norwegian trawler held in Murmansk for allegedly catching shrimp illegally in Russian waters was finally sailing home on Friday. The vessel Remøy was released...
Ministers agree to fight illegal fishing
National fisheries ministers from all over the world were in Oslo this week to unify in the fight against illegal fishing, estimated to be...
Solberg launches new research vessel
Prime Minister Erna Solberg officially launched Norway's new marine research vessel, the Dr Fridtjof Nansen, in Oslo over the weekend amidst claims it will be...
Seafood sales keep soaring into 2017
Norway's seafood industry, especially salmon, is starting the New Year off with even more record high prices and strong demand. Salmon prices are also...
Norway and Russia strike new fishing deal
For the second time in recent weeks, Norway and Russia have shown they can rise above political tensions to strike agreements on some key...
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