Posts Tagged ‘Norway’
Mayors mutiny over salmon tax
THE mayors of at least 70 local municipalities along the Norwegian coast are demanding a \’fair share\’ of any new salmon tax imposed on the country’s aquaculture industry. The government has announced proposals for a tax of NOK O.40 (40 øre or cents) per kilogramme on salmon, trout and rainbow trout which is expected to…
Read MoreNorwegian exports down again
NORWEGIAN Seafood exports in value during May for the second month in succession – with salmon again taking a hit. Covid-19 is continuing to disrupt sales due mainly to the loss of the restaurant trade, although given the global scale of the pandemic the reduction is perhaps not as large as it could be. Overall…
Read More10% spike for salmon as lockdowns ease
SALMON prices have shot up by more than 10 per cent in the past week, indicating that many economies around the world are re-awakening from the three month long lockdown. The latest intelligence from Norway Office of Statistics, often a marker for the industry in neighbouring salmon farming countries, shows that the kilo price for…
Read MoreUNESCO calls for Mowi heritage site talks
THE Norwegian branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Conservation Organisation – better known as UNESCO – is calling for a meeting with the Oslo government over plans to allow Mowi to develop aquaculture on one of its world heritage sites. Following a long running dispute and a series of appeals, Mowi was granted…
Read MoreNor-Fishing 2020 goes \’virtual\’
The organisers of this years cancelled Nor-Fishing event have announced that they will instead be offering a digital version of the exhibition. The exact time is not yet set, but the digital event will last 2-3 days during Nor-Fishing week, 18 – 21 August. For those \’visiting\’ the exhibition, the intention of the organisers is…
Read MoreNor-Fishing 2020 goes \’virtual\’
The organisers of this years cancelled Nor-Fishing event have announced that they will instead be offering a digital version of the exhibition. The exact time is not yet set, but the digital event will last 2-3 days during Nor-Fishing week, 18 – 21 August. For those \’visiting\’ the exhibition, the intention of the organisers is…
Read MoreSalmon prices starting to spike
SALMON prices are showing positive signs of hardening as more countries gradually start opening up their economies in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. In Norway, which often acts as a marker for neighbouring countries, the country’s statistics office this week reports fresh or chilled salmon was just over NOK 59 per kilo. This represents…
Read MoreConceptual Development
Inter Fresh Concepts is busy catching up now that some space has been freed up by the Corona measures. Director Leon Hoogervorst told us: ‘We had it on the agenda for some time that we wanted to make it possible for retailers to order directly from us. ‘We have now built that website…
Read MoreCaged delivery
FiiZK will complete two new installations of closed cages for fish farmers in Norway in May and June. A third cage is also under construction, and will be delivered in October. Certus 15000, FiiZK’s newest closed postsmolt cage, can hold up to 750 tons biomass. A heavy duty industrial PVC bag closes the production…
Read MoreTanks that enable industry to deliver
Flexibility, Durability and Value: RNT supports the Blue Economy with the inventive use of 200-year-old technology and the worlds most trusted material. From the humble corrugated steel sheet RNT fabricate tanks that enable industry to deliver on the challenge of rising food demand and improving animal welfare. By continuously developing their products to…
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