Posts Tagged ‘Institute of Marine Research’
Minister urges action on high mortality
NORWEGIAN fisheries minister Per Sandberg told fish farming bosses that salmon mortality rates were unacceptable and must be cut to improve animal welfare and protect their reputation and profits. The minister called a meeting of executives on May 15 as figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries revealed 53 million salmon died on Norwegian farms…
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MORE than 100 million pieces of rubbish are lying at the bottom of the Barents Sea, one of the world\’s richest fishing grounds, Norwegian researchers have discovered. The evidence is based on video footage filmed by scientists taking part in a project known as Mareano Bottom Mapping. Weighing an estimated 23,000 tonnes, the refuse – much of it plastic…
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