Posts Tagged ‘Erna Solberg’
Norway launches new marine strategy
THE Norwegian government has set out its first detailed maritime strategy which includes the cultivation and harvesting of new fish species. Launching the plan, industry minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen said: ‘The sea is one of the most important areas Norway will focus on in the future. Our coastline is one of the world’s longest and…
Read MoreNorway PM hails aquaculture success
NORWAY’S prime minister, Erna Solberg, has said the country needs to develop an aquaculture industry that can deliver food and economic values within an acceptable footprint. She was speaking at the Havbruck 2018 conference, which gathered the fish farming industry, along with researchers and politicians, for key discussion on future policy. The main theme of this…
Read MoreNorway flies seafood flag at Olympics
WITH Norway leading the Winter Olympics medals table, its prime minister, Erna Solberg, has taken the opportunity to strike gold for the country\’s seafood industry. She has been in the South Korean capital, Seoul, first for political talks with President Moon Jae-in and then to visit Norwegian athletes at the games centre in Pyeongchang. But she also visited the…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, February 2
FISH FINGER AD PULLED OVER SAFETY CONCERNS BIRDS EYE has withdrawn a TV advert for fish fingers following safety concerns. It showed a man and boy leaping into the sea with a voiceover saying: ‘Captain Birds Eye loves the simple things, like jumping into cold water on a hot day with his grandson.’ But following the death of…
Read MoreNorway PM in trade talks with Trump
FEARS that the United States could impose curbs on Norwegian seafood exports have receded after Norway\’s prime minister, Erna Solberg, met President Donald Trump last week. The industry and salmon producers in particular have been worried for some time that Trump\’s ‘America first’ policy and the threat of high import tariffs in the form of a border…
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