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State reopens some salmon rivers

Nearly half of the 33 rivers closed for salmon fishing in Central- and Southern Norway will be reopened for limited fishing later this week,...

Wild salmon fishing ban hits hard

Norwegian authorities' decision last week to ban fishing for wild salmon in 33 of Norway's rivers this summer has sparked both concern and complaints,...

Salmon death toll spikes at fish farms

Norway's Institute of Marine Research has reported a dismal and "dizzying" number of salmon that died at Norwegian fish farms last year: 65 million....

Worst year ever for wild salmon fishing in Norwegian rivers

Millionaires, celebrities and royals from all over the world have traveled to Norway for years, to fish for wild salmon along the country's scenic...

Fish farming fouls fjords, and now faces fines

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's huge fish-farming industry has become almost as controversial as the country's oil and gas. Salmon producers in particular have long been...

Chlorine leak killed 96,000 salmon

Alarms were ringing Tuesday after 15,000 liters of chlorine leaked from a fish farm into the Alta Fjord in Northern Norway. An estimated 96,000...

Norwegian shares crash in market dive

Salmon, oil and Norwegian Air shares were among those battered on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) Monday. OSE's main index ended down 2.12 percent...

Great start to wild salmon fishing season

Norwegian rivers, swelled by record snowmelt, have already yielded some huge wild salmon and trout, and this year, Norwegian sportsfishers have the rivers to...

Government drops ‘salmon tax’ plan

Profitable salmon producers and other fish-farming operations won't have to share more of their wealth with other Norwegians after all. A proposal to raise...

State won’t reel in fish-farming tax

A Norwegian professor hooked a new proposal this week to more heavily tax the country's highly lucrative fish-farming operations. Norway's conservative government and a...
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