Tag: seafood
Fisheries minister decides to resign
UPDATED: Norway's embattled new fisheries minister Geir Inge Sivertsen, now facing a lack of confidence vote in Parliament, decided to resign Friday evening after weeks...
More arrests for king crab crime
Police have conducted more raids against a criminal network suspected of illegally trapping king crab and selling the crabs nationwide. The network is believed...
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...
Seafood exports set new record
Norway's weaker currency is good for exports, and likely helped seafood producers set a new record in July for the value of their shipments...
Calls roll in for a train line to Tromsø
Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) is calling "all aboard" for its proposal to build a long-sought train line to Tromsø in Northern Norway. The...
Vintage vessel gets new berth in Bodø
PHOTO FEATURE: After decades of battling the elements outdoors, Norway's last surviving vessel from a vital part of its maritime history has finally won...
More deadly algae found near Tromsø
Salmon producers in Northern Norway were bracing for more losses after dead fish were found this week in four fish farming facilities around Tromsø....
Algae kills 10,000 tons of salmon
Salmon farmers in Northern Norway are in despair, following the natural but deadly blossoming of an algae that's literally been choking their fish. Wild...
Norway won snow crab conflict
Norway's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Latvian fishing vessel that was convicted of illegally trapping snow crabs off Svalbard. The high...
Seafood industry hooks more profits
Seafood producers in Norway will be sailing into the New Year with solid balance sheets, high salaries and, in at least one case, extraordinary...
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