Tag: fishing
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...
Norway strikes a new deal with EU
After more than a year of negotiations in overtime, the Norwegian government has struck a new deal with the European Union (EU) to ensure Norwegian exports access to...
King crab boom yields royal catch
Fishing boats have been streaming to West Finnmark in Northern Norway to take part in what's shaping up as the biggest king crab catch ever....
Alta salmon river lures the wealthy
The sheer number of expensive private jets parked at the airport in the relatively small northern Norwegian town of Alta is a good indication...
Salmon plan hailed and ridiculed
Norway's major salmon farming companies Marine Harvest and Cermaq saw their shares jump after the government announced its new strategy for their industry, while...
Fishing exploited migrant labour
A representative for a fishing industry employment agency in Vesterålen in Northern Norway has been caught on tape blatantly telling Romanian workers how they...
Fishy business taints fishing industry
Norway's huge fishing industry smells of fraud, suggests a new survey that's alarmed authorities and the researchers who conducted it. They found that fully...
Corruption cloud settles over Norway
NEWS ANALYSIS: Once considered squeaky clean and honest, Norwegian business and industry suddenly seem to have fallen under a cloud of corruption. Leading companies...
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