Tag: fishing
Wild salmon fishing restricted
Concerns over low wild salmon stocks have prompted state officials to regulate fishing from the end of this week in several rivers and areas...
Arctic community looks to the light
VARDØ: While Norwegians make the most of their short summer, hardy citizens of this small island city up in Norway's far northeast can't claim...
Researchers eye cod breakthrough
Scientists and fish breeders believe they have discovered a calmer, more robust species of cod that can better handle stress and disturbance. The discovery could have major implications for...
Pressure grows on farmed salmon
Salmon is big business in Norway but the farmed variety has been the target of complaints and warnings for years. Just as the wild...
Russian blasts salmon promotion
Norwegian farmed salmon has been so heavily marketed in Russia, that Russians are no longer buying their own wild fish, claims the chairman of...
Trade war looms over higher tariffs
The European Union's ambassador to Norway is calling the Norwegian government's decision to raise import tariffs on meat and cheese "a clear violation" of...
Fishermen try to reel in farmers
As concerns rise that Norway is setting off a trade dispute with some of its most important trading partners, officials in the country's large...
‘Fish and oil don’t always mix’
The secretary general for environmental organization WWF in Norway isn't backing down from concerns over huge new efforts to find more oil and gas...
‘Too many fish’ in Finnmark lakes
Many freshwater lakes in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark have a problem that likely would be considered a luxury most other places: They're so...
Shrimp catch ‘incredibly good’
The shrimp harvest in the northern county of Troms is being described as "very good" and even "incredibly good" this month, with some processing...
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