Posts Tagged ‘Seafood Norway’
Seafood delight as Norway invites EEA workers
NORWAY has opened the door to workers from the European Economic Area which includes the 27 EU countries, along with Iceland. The move, by justice minister Monica Mæland, should help ease some of the problems facing salmon and white fish processors. It should also take some of the heat out of the arguments over whether certain…
Read MoreTriploid salmon production to be stepped up
THE Norwegian Food Safety Authority has approved a number of applications for the production of triploid salmon at another two fish farms to help protect wild salmon stocks. There were an unprecedented high number of escapes at fish farms throughout the country last year which led to the then seafood minister, Harald T. Nesvik, demanding action and…
Read MoreNorwegian exports to China show dramatic drop
NORWEGIAN salmon exports to China have slumped by up to 90 per cent among some companies since Covid-19, or the coronavirus, struck the country more than three weeks ago, the state broadcaster NRK is reporting. And it is not just the Chinese mainland which is being affected. Air freight flights to Asia generally are at an all-time low. However, fresh…
Read MoreOslo to face legal action over new salmon map
THE Norwegian government is expected to face legal challenges to its new salmon farming traffic light scheme from companies caught up in the red zones, it has emerged. Up to 140 businesses in the two red areas will be forced to cut back on production by up to six per cent or around 9,000 tonnes. Oslo has said it…
Read MoreSalmon businesses ‘must be closer to society’
THE chairman of Grieg Seafood said aquaculture companies must become closer to society if they want to be better loved and appreciated. Per Grieg Jnr said: ‘We must understand that we have a responsibility, that we have a social contract, a ‘licence to operate’. We must understand the spirit of the times.’ According to the newspaper…
Read MoreFish farmers anxious as Norway faces political turmoil
NORWAY’S fish farmers were nervously looking over their shoulders yesterday as the prospect of a general election and a possible left leaning Labour led government loomed. The country has been plunged into political crisis after the Progress Party decided to leave Erna Solberg’s Conservative coalition administration. The storm centres on a decision to allow a…
Read MoreTensions mount in Russia-Norway salmon spat
OSLO is still waiting to hear exactly why Russia has suddenly banned shipments of Norwegian salmon and trout through Belarus. The Russians are claiming that some of the fish contains banned and harmful substances, but have so far failed to provide further details. Moscow imposed a ban on direct Norwegian fish imports in the summer…
Read MoreNorway’s seafood watchdog facing overhaul
NORWAY’S Food Safety Authority, the body whose responsibilities include regulating health issues on fish farms, is facing major changes following a highly critical report. Following an investigation, the global services and accounting organisation KPMG delivered a potentially crushing verdict last week on the organisation, essentially saying its systems, planning and monitoring supervision practices were not…
Read MoreNorway spells out algae loss recompense
NORWAY’S Directorate of Fisheries has laid out details of the compensation it is planning to give those fish farming companies who lost at least 720 million kroner – or £60 million – in the algae outbreak last May. The attack, the worst for almost 30 years, devastated several fish farms in the Nordland and Troms…
Read MoreNew Mowi chief predicts tax plan will be scrapped
THE new chief executive of Mowi has predicted that Norwegian plans for a controversial salmon tax will eventually be rejected. Ivan Vindheim, who took over the helm from Alf Helge Aarskog this week, said the proposal would have a devastating effect on salmon farming in Norway and, for this reason, he did not believe politicians…
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