Norway

A project that has improved the breeding of six key European fish species is coming to an end this month.

Aquaculture companies and individuals are invited to apply for the NOK 100,000 (£9,091) Nor Fishing Innovation Award.

Mowi harvested 106,000 tonnes of salmon in the final quarter of last year, with its divisions in Norway, Ireland and Scotland proving the most profitable per kilo.

BioMar has promoted two long-serving employees to executive roles within its salmon division.

Aquaculture accounted for 72 percent of the record 99 billion kroner of seafood exports achieved by Norway in 2018, despite making up only 40.5 percent of the volume.

Ensuring the improved performance of barrier tissues - such as skin - in smolts at the time of seawater transfer could improve fish health and save the aquaculture industry millions, according to new …

Nordlaks is ordering its second LNG / battery hybrid wellboat as it continues to roll out a programme to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide nitrogen oxides.

The Norwegian salmon sector purchased 34.9 million doses of salmon vaccines in November – up from 33.0 million in the same month last year.

A brand-new conference that aims to cover issues relating to the skin, gut and gill health of a wide range of cultured fish species is set to take place in Oslo on 11-13 September.

Three recommendations for salmon diets have been given by Nofima researcher Jens-Erik Dessen following a number of extensive field trials.

Researchers in Norway are investigating whether diets containing microalgae can make salmon more resistant to sea lice.

A new range of UV filters has been approved by the Norwegian authorities, following impressive results from extensive wellboat trials.

Marine Harvest’s shareholders have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the company changing its name to Mowi.

Stress slows wound healing in salmon, according to new research undertaken by Nofima scientist Lene Sveen at Nofima.

When Magnus Gjerde was appointed skipper of the brand new wellboat Seihav, he thought he was captaining a vessel that would be the pride of the Norwegian fleet for at least a decade. Two years later, …

Waste from the salmon farming sector will help to fuel the world's oldest cruise line.

Akvaforsk Genetics is currently seeking to recruit a senior geneticist to join their experienced team in Sunndalsøra, Western Norway.

Salmon farmers can hope to reduce the number of mortalities caused by cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS), following the discovery of genetic markers that should allow the production of salmon strain that …

Liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions has acquired Cflow, a company specialized in handling, storage and transport of live fish, in a bid to step up their aquaculture coverage.

A new project is investigating how consumer products made from seafood by-products, such as mussel shells, can be more effectively marketed.