Posts Tagged ‘Per Sandberg’
Norway fisheries minister moved to justice
NORWAY’S fisheries minister, Per Sandberg, has been appointed acting justice minister amid a growing political crisis in Oslo. He replaces Sylvi Listhaug, a controversial figure in the ruling centre right coalition, whose hard line views on immigration threatened to bring down the government this week. It is not known if Sandberg (pictured) will eventually return to his…
Read MoreAquaculture growth in Norway talks
THE Norwegian fisheries minister, Per Sandberg, will meet his counterpart in Edinburgh this week to discuss Norway’s approach to aquaculture, Brexit and continued cooperation. Scotland’s rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, and environment secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, will welcome Sandberg to Scotland on Wednesday and Thursday, and he will also meet fishing industry representatives in Edinburgh. Ewing…
Read MoreNorway push to process more fish at home
DEMAND is growing in Norway for more of the fish it exports to be processed at home before leaving for overseas markets. The country, say critics, is giving away jobs and money by sending out whole fish. For example, more than 85 per cent of the salmon produced by the aquaculture industry is exported in this…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, February 9
ANTI-FREEZE SECRET TO COD SURVIVAL COD carry a type of anti-freeze in the form of proteins in their blood which allows them to survive ultra-low temperatures and avoid sea lice, researchers at the University of Oslo have found. The proteins bind to tiny ice crystals in the blood of the cod and prevent the ice from growing and…
Read MoreOslo approves major salmon growth plans
A TOTAL of 47 fish farming companies, including many of the big names in the business, have been given permits to increase production using the environmentally friendly ‘traffic light’ scheme, says the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. The value of the applications when the deadline for new licences expired last week, and based on 449 permits,…
Read MoreEU and Norway embroiled in crab row
A POTENTIALLY serious row has broken out between the European parliament and Norway over crab fishing rights in a remote area of the Barents Sea. The accusations come mainly from Polish fishermen who have moved to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to fish for snow crabs. They claim they are being harassed by the Norwegian authorities, who administer Svalbard under international treaty. A…
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