First prize for Scientist
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning Senior Scientist Madjid Delghandi has been awarded first prize for best research-based commercial idea. He won the award for his idea about "cod genes on data chips".

Study says whelk is well suited to aquaculture
NORWAY - Research on the storage of live whelks at different temperatures is un derway by Fiskeriforskning. The findings should determine if whelk is suited to capture-based aquaculture production.

Meal and oil yield best profits
NORWAY - Producers of fishmeal and oil achieved the best profitability in the Norwegian fishing industry in 2006, Fiskeriforskning's annual profitability study of the Norwegian fishing industry shows.

Better fish powder
NORWAY - Fish powder is healthy, but it can become even healthier. A new research project will contribute to taking care of more of the fish's natural antioxidants.

Volume up ? value down for Norwegian salmon exports
NORWAY - Exports of Norwegian salmon in September totalled 51,428 tonnes. This is 19% or 8,356 tonnes higher than in the same month the previous year. The value of exports of Norwegian salmon fell by NOK 32 million to NOK 1.4 billion, according to figures...

Catch question: Is live a better option?
NORWAY - Capture-based aquaculture will give Norwegian seafood a competitive advantage. However, uncertainty about profitability means that few fishermen are opting for live catches, says a Fiskeriforskning study.

Shrimp turn around in Norway
NORWAY - After years of poor returns, declining business and factory closures, the Norwegian shrimp processing industry is seeing a resurgence. Figures from Fiskeriforskning for 2006 show that the industry is again generating profits.

Good news for the salmon industry
NORWAY - Recent trials have shown that the salmon harvesting plants can commence using a machine that slaughters salmon quickly and humanely. The current method used by many producers uses CO2, but this system will be banned from 1 July 2008.

Norwegian technologist to acquire Canada's Future Sea Technologies Inc
NORWAY - Norwegian fish farming technology supplier AKVA Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of the Canadian company Future Sea Technologies Inc.

Is fresh the future for fillet business
NORWAY - The Norwegian fillet industry has seen many businesses fail in recent decades. Researchers warn that the industry must be aware that competitive advantages are eroding, and find new ways to compete.

Norway feeling pressure from Asian aquaculture
NORWAY - Farmed fish from Asia could provide Norwegian fish with tough competition in the European market place and so Norway's industry must focus on better market analysis and new product development, says the Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Herring and mackerel are poor business
NORWAY - Companies processing herring and mackerel made a loss of more than NOK 100 million last year, and preliminary analyses by Fiskeriforskning reveal that, overall, they have not made a profit in the last decade.

Better breeding could counter cod brood difficulties
NORWAY - Preliminary indications from a three year international research project into cod farming have shown that commercial brooding and production efficiency could be improved by selection techniques and DNA typing, writes Jane Jordan, FishSite Editor....

Feeding caught saithe makes for bigger loins
NORWAY - Studies by Fiskeriforskning show the difficulty of increasing the weight of small saithe caught in the wild through feeding. Bigger saithe would increase the demand for and value of fillet products.

Techo wizardry yields functional means of managing welfare
NORWAY - 'AquaFunc' is new technology that gives a clearer picture of life under the surface. Developed by Norway's Marine Research Institute (MRI) Animal Welfare Group in Bergen, the continuous, electronic data profiling and recording system can monitor...

AQUA NOR 2007: Day-by-Day Programme of events
TRONDHEIM - The events listing for Aqua Nor 2007 in Trondheim, Norway - which started Tuesday.

Fish egg grader wins innovation award
NORWAY - Aqua Gen AS has been awarded the Nor Fishing Foundations Innovation Prize 2007 for its egg grading system.

Scholarship to strengthen and cultivate aquaculture R&D
NORWAY - A new ‘talent’ award, designed to inspire skilled students and young scientists, has been launched by nutrition specialist EWOS innovation.

Gentle pump reduce mortality factors with Cod
NORWAY - A new pump to handle cod could help producers reduce stock stress and mortality rates of farmed cod.

Women and welfare in the frame for Noway's fish farming sector
NORWAY - In her opening address at Aqua Nor 2007 Norwegian fisheries minister Helga Pedersen said it was time the industry recruited more women.

Top notch performance, but productivity dips
NORWAY - Norway’s fish farming industry is riding the crest of a wave. Operating revenues hit an all time high for 2006 and the industry recorded total profits, before tax, of NOK 5.6 million.

Business booms as farmed fish satisfies consumer quality and food safety issue
NORWAY - Norway’s fish farming industry saw a 29 per cent increase in profits last year ? and 2007 looks set to match it, writes Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor.

McDonalds is launching salmon wrap with salmon from Marine Harvest
NORWAY - McDonalds has launched a new product in Norway; the Salmon wrap.

Norwegian institutes establish research company in Chile
NORWAY - This week, three Norwegian institutes established a Chilean company for applied aquaculture research. The name of the new company, AVS Chile SA, reflects the three mother institutes that join their knowledge in fish biology, fish health and aquaculture...

Nominees for the Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Prize 2007
NORWAY - The Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Prize is to be awarded for the 5th time at Aqua Nor 2007.