Posts Tagged ‘traffic light scheme’
Mayors in mass protest over salmon traffic light plan
A GROUP of 14 mayors along the west coast of Norway have signed a petition against government proposals to reduce fish farming in some parts of the region. They fear it will lead to a cut in investment and jobs among the coast communities which they represent. But what is worrying for the government is…
Read MoreIndustry chiefs attack new traffic light plan
Salmon industry opposition is growing to the Norwegian government’s revision of the “traffic light system” which sets rules for where aquaculture development is permitted. The chief executives of both Mowi and Leroy Seafoods, Ivan Vindheim and Henning Beltestad respectively, have publicly come out against the proposals. They have said the new plan will do nothing…
Read More25 companies to sue over traffic light scheme
Twenty five salmon and trout companies plan to sue the Norwegian government over the new fish farming traffic light scheme. They argue they are not only being robbed of part of their livelihood, but the country is losing out on the country’s second most important export product. Under the plan introduced at the start of…
Read MoreNorway communities share £40m farm windfall
MORE than 100 Norwegian fish farming communities are to share in a 458 million kroner (almost £40 million) windfall this year. The money has come from the special Aquaculture Fund set up in 2016, which distributes the proceeds from the sale of new permits to towns and villages for facilitating growth in salmon and trout…
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