Offshore giant looks to aquaculture 25 Jul 2017 Vard is looking to build more vessels for the aquaculture and fisheries industries, during the current slump in North Sea offshore oil & gas production.
Salmon welfare handbook published24 Jul 2017 A manual that explains the key indicators to use to assess farmed salmon welfare has recently been published.
Open access for snow and king crab review17 Jul 2017 A summary of scientific research relevant to the king crab and snow crab fisheries has been made freely available.
Lumpfish giant set for extension12 Jul 2017 Details of plans to extend the world’s largest lumpfish production facility have been announced today.
ISA detected at salmon broodstock sites11 Jul 2017 A virulent strain of the ISA virus has been detected in salmon broodstock at AquaGen’s Merraberget sea site and Rimstad land facility.
Development licence likely for Aker, Norway Royal Salmon 09 Jul 2017 A new design of offshore salmon farm looks likely to be given the go-ahead from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries.
Nofima to lead cleanerfish feed research04 Jul 2017 A new 4-year project to investigate optimization of feeds used for cleanerfish – such as wrasse and lumpsuckers – in salmon cages has kicked off in Norway.
Moving cod in mysterious ways 03 Jul 2017 Live capture of cod, which can then be sold off-season at a premium price, is currently gaining ground in Norway.
Assessing the market for live storage of captured cod23 Jun 2017 A project investigating how keeping seine net-caught cod alive can increase their value is now underway in Norway.
Danes to descend on Aqua Nor en masse20 Jun 2017 Nearly 30 Danish aquaculture suppliers will be exhibiting at their national pavilion at this year’s Aqua Nor tradeshow.
Aqua Nor Innovation Award shortlist announced20 Jun 2017 A Norwegian firm that has devised a way to catch and store live zooplankton in the ocean in a manner that allows it to be defrosted and fed, still living, to juvenile marine finfish is one of the thre…
Europharma to host fish health seminar in Lofoten 12 Jun 2017 Europharma, one of the world's leading developers of fish health and welfare programmes, is gearing up for its annual fish health seminar in the Lofoten Islands, Norway.
A sustainable marine ingredient for aquafeeds12 Jun 2017 How krill could be key for both the aquafeed industry and human health.
ISA suspected at Grieg salmon site09 Jun 2017 Suspicions of the presence of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) have been revealed at the Grieg Seafood salmon site near the town of Hammerfest in northern Norway.
Salmar set for world's first offshore fish farm08 Jun 2017 The worlds first offshore fish farm SalMars Ocean Farm 1 is currently en route from China to Norway.
Decision proves a curates egg for MH03 Jun 2017 The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has granted four development licences for Marine Harvests Egg" closed containment system.
Secrets of summer blindness in salmon revealed30 May 2017 The exact nature of the link between sea temperature and blindness in salmon has been established by scientists at Norways National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES).
Omega 3s are of alpha importance for salmon health29 May 2017 New research from Nofima shows that salmon diets need to contain more than 1 percent EPA and DHA marine omega 3 fatty acids in order to remain healthy.
Hope to breed out PD risk29 May 2017 A breakthrough which makes possible to breed fish with natural resistance to pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon has been made by Nofima, SalmoBreed and other partners.
Steinsvik ships seven feed barges to Canada24 May 2017 Seven Steinsvik feed barges have just been completed at the shipyard in Gdynia Poland, and are now en route for Canada.
