Tag: fishing
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...
Jellyfish raise new concerns
Various types of jellyfish have been raising concerns along the coast of Norway, after some left large swatches of red slime in the far north...
Crabs subjected to cruelty
Veteran fishermen and crab catchers along the Norwegian coast are reporting a rise in what newspaper Dagbladet calls a "grotesque summertime trend:" People finding live crabs...
Shrimp shortage up north, plenty down south
Fishing boats that go after shrimp in Norway's cold northern waters have been facing a shortage of the summer delicacy, while in southern Norway, the...
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