Tag: fishing
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...
Fine for 90-year-old ‘Lifejacket Arne’
A 90-year-old man who became an unlikely celebrity when he staged his own legal defense over charges of failing to wear a life jacket...
Debate lingers over fishing quotas
Fishing boat owners are now hoping for a law change after the Supreme Court ruled against their effort to retain unlimited fishing quotas they'd...
Salmon season lousy, as expected
This past summer's wild salmon fishing season turned out to be as poor as predicted, with the overall catch as measured in tons down...
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