Tag: salmon
Free trade talks resume with China
Negotiations finally started up again last week on a free trade agreement between Norway and China, but Norwegian salmon exporters are getting impatient. As...
Millions worth of salmon stolen
Police at Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen are investigating the theft of an entire trailer-load of salmon during the weekend. The trailer containing fresh...
Seafood exports break all records
Despite a decline in the export of trout, herring and shellfish, Norwegian seafood exports have never been higher than they were during the first six...
Two kings go fishing on the Lærdal
Norway's Lærdal River is legendary among wild salmon fishing enthusiasts, and has attracted royalty and international celebrities for years. This week the kings of...
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...
China signals a crack in the ice
After four years of a diplomatic freeze between Norway and China, there recently have been a few signs of a possible crack in the...
China restricts salmon imports
China began blocking imports of fresh whole salmon from three counties in Norway on Monday, citing concerns that the salmon may contain a virus...
Salmon survives trade sanctions
Norwegian salmon is selling like never before, all over the world. Both prices and production have jumped, despite the loss of major markets in...
Cermaq sale stirs some uncertainty
Some scenic and small communities in the northern Norwegian counties of Nordland and Finnmark are uneasy following the announcement this week that giant Japanese firm Mitsubishi has...
Dramatic end to the Dynamic Duo
NEWS ANALYSIS: For nearly two decades, Norway's legendary shipping tycoon John Fredriksen and his right-hand man Tor Olav Trøim built up Fredriksen's fortunes as the country's own "Dynamic...
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