Tag: seafood
Seafood sales soar to another record
Even though salmon prices recently sank from record highs, Norway's seafood industry is swimming in profits. High prices for cod and salmon last winter,...
Whale quota raised as hunt declines
Norway's fisheries minister, Per Sandberg, has raised the quota for the country's controversial whale hunt to a level that's three times the size of...
Fast-food salmon chains target Asia
Norwegian salmon producers and entrepreneurs aren't only keen to boost sales of fresh fish in Asia. Now they're investing heavily in exporting new fast-food...
Military fights to shut down fish farm
Norway's defense department (Forsvaret) wants authorities to shut down a fish farming operation off the coast just north of Bergen. It claims the operation...
Seafood sales set another record
Consumers around the world seem to have an insatiable appetite for Norwegian salmon and other seafood. Producers all along the coast exported NOK 94...
Hackers hit Norway over whale hunts
Norway has emerged as a top target of hackers and social activists known as "hacktivists." The reason: Norwegian whaling, which now is making a...
EU claims rights to Svalbard’s bounty
The European Union claims that vessels from member nations have a right to catch just as much of the crabs found on the seafloor...
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...
Trawler freed from arrest in Russia
A Norwegian trawler held in Murmansk for allegedly catching shrimp illegally in Russian waters was finally sailing home on Friday. The vessel Remøy was released...
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