Tag: fishing
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...
Fishing boats haul in unusual catches
There's been some unusual fish swimming in Norwegian waters lately, and fishing boats off both the southern and northwestern ends of the country reported...
Little girl hooked big fish, with licorice
An eight-year-old girl reeled in a five-kilo (11-pound) wild salmon from the Gaula River in Sør-Trøndelag late last week, after using a piece of...
Sandberg breaks ministerial boycott
Per Sandberg of Norway's conservative Progress Party has become the first Norwegian government minister to visit Russia in more than two years. He declared that...
Røkke sells out of fishing
Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke, who made his fortune fishing off the coast of Alaska, has agreed to sell his controlling stakes in both the Havfisk...
Economy shows signs of recovery
Norway's economic slowdown is already showing signs of shifting into reverse, say researchers at state statistics bureau SSB. The sun is definitely shining on areas...
Seafood boom helps ease ‘crisis’
While Norway's important oil and offshore industries battle what's widely believed to be a "crisis," the seafood industry is booming. High prices and record exports...
Oil workers fish for new seafood jobs
Norway's booming seafood industry is suddenly attracting a whole new school of workers, from the beleaguered oil and offshore sector. Crews who once worked...
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