Posts Tagged ‘Harald T. Nesvik’
Norwegian seafood exports to hit NOK 100 billion
NORWEGIAN seafood exports are poised to break through the 100 billion kroner milestone (£8.37 billion) for the first time in the next few days, boosted by exceptionally strong growth in salmon sales. Figures for November show that overseas sales so far this year were worth NOK 97.7 billion. Renate Larsen, CEO of the Norwegian Seafood…
Read MoreScotland backs Norway in fish crime fight
SCOTLAND and Norway have agreed an initiative to combat global fisheries crime. Such activity affects both conventional fishing and aquaculture, but it is thought the majority of incidents involve illegal sea fishing and fish smuggling. The deal, led by Norway and which is now supported by 26 countries, was signed yesterday by Scotland’s fisheries minister…
Read MoreNorway salmon firms face 40 per cent tax hit
NORWAY’S fish farming companies face the unpalatable prospect of a new 40 per cent basic tax rate on their profits. That is the main majority recommendation from the special committee chaired by economics professor Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe as she presented her plans this morning. The decision of the committee, which was set up last year…
Read MoreOslo to spend millions protecting aquaculture
NORWAY has set aside 10 million kroner (around £900,000) to investigate the cause of the devastating algae outbreak which hit several salmon farms last May. The money, along with other measures to boost the country’s fishing and aquaculture industry, was announced this week in the national budget for 2020. The spring algae attack was one…
Read MoreNesvik demands action as salmon escapes double
NORWAY’S seafood minister Harald T. Nesvik has called the fish farming industry to an urgent meeting after it was disclosed that more than 284,000 salmon have escaped from Norwegian fish farms so far this year, close to double the figure for 2018. The revelation, by the national broadcaster NRK, has sparked a major debate in…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreNesvik appointed Norway\’s first seafood minister
HARALD Tom Nesvik has been elevated to the post of Norway’s first seafood minister. He was appointed fisheries minister a year ago after his predecessor, Per Sandberg, resigned over a controversial trip to Iran with his new girlfriend. Nesvik’s promotion and new title have been created to encompass Norway’s position as a multi-seafood country and…
Read MoreLay-offs ‘inevitable’ in algae crisis
SEAFOOD Norway, the body which represents the country’s fishing and aquaculture industry, has warned there are likely to be serious economic consequences from the large algae outbreak which has devastated salmon farms in the Nordland and Troms regions. Around 13,000 tonnes, or eight million fish, worth more than two billion kroner have been lost in…
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