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Norwegian Seafood Council: Best ever first quarter for Norwegian seafood exports

Category: Business News

Norway exported 640,000 tonnes of seafood with an export value of NOK 25.6 billion in the first quarter of 2019. This represents is a decline in volume of 18 per cent but a growth in value of 7 per cent or NOK 1.8 billion measured against the first quarter of 2018. The volume decline was […]

Source: Norwegian Seafood Council

Published: April 3, 2019

The Norwegian American: Is farmed salmon safe and healthy?

Category: Business News

Fish is Norway’s most important export after oil. With the Norwegian fishing industry pioneering some of the world’s most advanced aquacultural practices, it is no surprise that a growing percentage of Norwegian salmon is farm raised. In fact, as of 2008, Norway and Chile are responsbile for two-thirds of the world’s supply of farm-raised salmon. […]

Source: The Norwegian American

Scanship wins contract for Atlantic Sapphire

Category: Seafood

Scanship Holding has signed a contract with Billund Aquakulturservice for the delivery of a sludge handling system to Miami-based land farm Atlantic Sapphire. The facility in Homestead will be built in several steps, and the contract includes supplying what it calls its “environmental protection and circular economy” technology for the first step. “With this milestone […]

Source: Salmon Business

Another Record for Norwegian Seafood

Category: Food & Beverage

Never before have Norwegian seafood exports reached the record levels achieved during the first half of 2018. EU markets have seen strong growth in demand, and this has contributed to record-breaking export values for several species, making the first six months of the year the best ever for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 1.4 million […]

Source: Seafood.no

The Truth About Norwegian Farm-Raised Salmon

Category: Food & Beverage

Separate facts from fiction about farm-raised salmon and see how the Norwegian aquaculture industry sets the standard for high-quality, safe and sustainably farmed salmon. Aquaculture will play a major role in feeding the growing population. And Norway’s aquaculture industry ranks among the world’s leading programs. Every day, 14 million meals of Norwegian Salmon are consumed […]

Source: From Norway