Focus on feed
NORWAY - Feed research is increasing in step with a growing aquaculture industry. Fiskeriforskning has feed as one of its special areas and is therefore co-organiser of the Aquafeed Horizons Conference in the Netherlands.

Farmed escaped salmon traced with DNA
NORWAY - A fish farm in western Norway is currently under police investigation after being identified by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) as the source of a salmon escape. This is the first example of DNA methods being used to trace farmed escaped...

Differentiating salmon
NORWAY - Salmon producers are competing for customers, but what are they doing to stand out? And is it profitable to focus on salmon with distinctive characteristics?

Making Salmon 'Stand Out'
NORWAY - Salmon producers are competing for customers, but what are they doing to stand out? And is it profitable to focus on salmon with distinctive characteristics?

Norwegian shrimp can reduce high blood pressure
NORWAY - Preliminary studies done by Fiskeriforskning show, for example, that shells and heads from Norwegian shrimp likely have a very high content of protein bits that can reduce high blood pressure.

Seafood export value breaks new record
NORWAY - The value of Norwegian seafood exports jumped by around NOK 1 billion in the first two months of this year, propelled by higher prices and volume.

Studying breeding cod
NORWAY - For the first time, cod from the Norwegian Cod Breeding Programme are being slaughtered. It is now possible to compare properties of the different families, such as fillet weight and liver size.

Shortage of fresh fish
NORWAY - Despite increased demands for fresh fish, increasingly more frozen unprocessed fish is being exported. To increase the landings of fresh fish, one possibility is to redistribute quotas.

Freshwater fish on the go
NORWAY - Increasingly more people want to start farming of freshwater fish such as charr and perch. Marketing and production are amongst the topics at a special conference on freshwater aquaculture.

Cermaq says merger talks ended with Aqua Chile
OSLO - Norwegian fish farming group Cermaq said on Monday merger talks had ended with the owners of Chilean company Empresas Aqua Chile.

Will salmon quality be changed with freeze thawing?
NORWAY - Will the positive quality characteristics of salmon immediately after slaughtering (pre-rigor), keep during freezing and subsequent thawing? This is what scientists at Fiskeriforskning now want to find out.

Stockfish takes time
NORWAY - Drying fish is demanding food production. Several months under the open sky. In all kinds of weather. This is the second article in a series about Norway's oldest export product.

Too much food?
NORWAY - Research indicates that farmed cod receive too much food. A study now in progress at Fiskeriforskning shows that cod grow just as well even when the amount of feed is halved.

Honour to Fiskeriforskning
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning has been awarded "The M?lje Award" for 2007. The seafood restaurant Arctandria in Troms? is behind the award.

Tough for small businesses
NORWAY - Establishing new small businesses in Russia is difficult. For Norwegian industry, small and medium-sized businesses in Russia are important as potential partners.

Salted fish under the magnifying glass
NORWAY - Scientists will study how much of a weight yield there is in cod when it is industrially salted. This will make it easier to uncover illegal sales of fish while at the same time providing useful information to the salted fish industry.

From poor man’s fare to gourmet food?
NORWAY - Stockfish was once poor man's fare in Italy. With time, the consumption of stockfish has gone down, and the price up. This is the first article in a series about Norway's oldest export product.

Norweigan Aquaculture company Cermaq eyes Chile buy
CHILE - Norwegian fish farming group Cermaq is reportedly considering a billion dollar purchase to further expand its operations.Cermaq said on Thursday it was in contact with the owner of Empresas Aqua Chile about a possible transaction.

Russian women are changing their food habits
NORWAY - Russian women are following after their "fellow sisters" in the West. Everyday life is becoming increasingly hectic, and there is less time to prepare traditional food. This can lead to a greater demand for fast food and ready-made food.

Testing ethical cod
NORWAY - Does good fish welfare lead to better quality of farmed cod? Scientists want to find the answer by testing farmed cod that is produced in an ethically responsible way.

Can sell the skin
BERGEN - Salmon and cod can give us more than tasty dinners. The skin from these fish can become gelatine with special properties, which is well-suited in foods and health food products.

US duty on Norwegian salmon may be lifted
NORWAY - There is now hope that the US will remove its 25% punitive duty on Norwegian salmon, which has been in force for more than 15 years, NRK reports.

Announcement of new organisation Pan Fish Group/ UK Approves Merger
NORWAY - Pan Fish ASA has announced the new organisation of the world`s largest aquaculture company. We are pleased to announce a truly global management with extended competence in their areas.

Money in clipfish
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning's annual Profitability Survey shows that the Norwegian fishing industry's profitability improved slightly in 2005.

Reveals salmonella in 24 hours
NORWAY - New analysis methods at Fiskeriforskning can now reveal salmonella bacteria much faster than before. These can save the industry both time and money.