Posts Tagged ‘University of Oslo’
Norway aquaculture tax plans ‘destructive’
THE head of Seafood Norway has described the new tax plans for the country’s fish farming industry as potentially destructive. Geir Ove Ystmark, CEO of the organisation which represents most aquaculture and fishing companies (not be confused with the Norwegian Seafood Council), said the proposal for a 40 per cent tax on profits was ‘far…
Read MoreNorway salmon tax probe underway
THE Norwegian government has appointed a special committee made up of leading financial and economic experts to work out how the country’s aquaculture industry should be taxed in future years. Finance minister Siv Jensen said the committee will assess how the tax system should be designed to help the community get a share from the…
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…
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