Posts Tagged ‘Per Sandberg’
Nesvik 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 MoreSandberg launches seafood business
PER Sandberg, who resigned as Norway’s fisheries minister last month over a controversial holiday to Iran, is planning to start his own company – and, unsurprisingly, it is connected to seafood. He will work with his girlfriend, Bahareh Letnes, a former Miss Iran, who already has her own fish business. According to the company register…
Read MoreNew fisheries minister pledges growth
NORWAY’S new fisheries minister has described Per Sandberg as one of the best ministers the seafood industry and the country has ever had. Harald Tom Nesvik was speaking at the handover ceremony, which took place during a lightning storm shortly after Sandberg resigned following his controversial visit to Iran last month with Bahareh Letnes, a…
Read MoreSandberg poised to resign – reports
NORWAY’S controversial fisheries minister, Per Sandberg, is poised to resign later today, Aftenpost, a leading Norwegian newspaper is reporting. The story has also been picked up by the national broadcaster NRK. Sandberg (pictured) has been under intense political pressure since taking a holiday in Iran last month with his new girlfriend, 27-year-old Bahareh Letnes, a…
Read MoreSeafood fears over Trump Iran warning
DONALD Trump’s blunt warning that anyone trading with Iran will not be doing business with the United States will have raised more than a few concerns with the Nordic and European seafood industry. It is not clear yet whether the US president was pointing the finger at individual companies or entire countries, but his decision…
Read MoreChinese tariff cuts save Norway £6.5m
NORWAY’S seafood exporters hope to save at least 70 million kroners (£6.5 million) following China’s decision to introduce large reductions in tariffs on salmon and other fish. The Oslo government has welcomed the decision, which came into effect on July 1, and said in a press release that the tariff reductions will affect more than…
Read MoreOslo declares war on fish smugglers
THE Norwegian government is to step up its crackdown on fish smuggling, which is thought to be worth hundreds of thousands of kroners every year. Fisheries minister Per Sandberg has revealed that the authorities are worried by the trend and are now looking at introducing more effective measures. He said the country was facing a…
Read MoreMinister 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…
Read MoreTop salmon companies attack tax plan
TWO of Norway’s leading salmon farming companies have joined the growing chorus condemning government plans for a new tax on the seafood sector. Following publication of its recent first quarter results, Lerøy Seafood said the reports were leading to increased uncertainty. And Alf-Helge Aarskog, CEO of Marine Harvest, told the business news website E24.no that any proposal that led…
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