Longer shelf life ? better health
NORWAY - Fatty acids from the sea - like Omega-3 - are very positive for the health. But they can turn rancid and lose their health effect if they don't get help of antioxidants.

Better fish quality
NORWAY - Use of superchilling gives better quality compared with fillets that are chilled using the regular method.

Measures freshness in three seconds
NORWAY - Do you wonder whether the fish you buy is fresh? Technology developed at Fiskeriforskning can make it possible to measure freshness in just three seconds.

New Technique Allows Longer Shelf-Life
NORWAY - It will now be possible to extend the shelf life of fresh fish fillets.

Fresh fish year-round
NORWAY - Catch-based aquaculture can provide new opportunities for the seafood industry. Fresh fish is in demand year-round.

Fresh fillets are profitable
NORWAY - According to Fiskeriforskning's Profitability Survey for 2005, fillet companies that have focused on fresh fillets have far better financial results than fillet companies that primarily product frozen fish.

Focus on marine raw materials
NORWAY - Utilisation of marine raw materials is central when Fiskeriforskning organises the annual Biomarine Industry Seminar in Bergen in December.

Focus on live storage
NORWAY - The company Gunnar Klo in Vester?len is focusing on live storage of fish. This can be decisive for whether the company will continue with fillet production in the future.

Stable Supply Of Raw Materials
NORWAY - The fishing industry has always struggled to secure a stable supply of raw materials. The problem can be solved with more catches of live fish.

Norwegian seafood hits historic export record
NORWAY - Exports of seafood totalled NOK 4 billion in October, the highest Norwegian seafood export figures ever registered in a single month, according to fresh figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. Exports were NOK 50 million higher than...

Russian minister impressed by Norwegian cod centre
NORWAY - The Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister, Vladimir A. Izmailov, spent some time learning about the latest aquaculture research when he visited the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre at Kraknes, outside Troms? recently.

Impressed over quality
NORWAY - The Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister was clearly impressed when he visited the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre outside Troms?.

Cod genes on datachips
NORWAY - Variations in the Atlantic cod's genes determine differences in how it looks, how fast it grows and how resistant it is to diseases. But so far, analyses of variations in the fish's genetic material have been both time-consuming and expensive....

Development of Russia's aquaculture industry
NORWAY - How can Norwegian and Russian companies bring about increased trade? This is one of the questions that will be discussed at a seminar being organised by Fiskeriforskning.

Employment fall in Norway's whitefish industry
NORWAY - New figures from Fiskeriforskning show that employment in the whitefish industry in Norway has reduced by 45 % over the past decade. with the industry in the north being hardest hit.

New fish farm merger
NORWAY - The boards of Grieg Seafood AS and Volden Group have agreed to merge, forming Norway's third largest fish farming company, under the name Grieg Seafood AS. The new company will base its main activities in Rogaland, Finnmark and Canada,...

More farms ? more disease?
NORWAY - New farmed species are heading full speed ahead into the Norwegian aquaculture industry. More farms are making it cramped for space along the coast, and this is increasing the danger for spreading disease amongst the different fish species.

Bacterial protein meal may reduce the need for fish meal
NORWAY - Bacterial protein meal (BPM) shows great potential as a raw ingredient in fish feed, and it has characteristics that can make us less reliant on fish meal in the production of feed for the aquaculture industry. These are the conclusions drawn...

Winter ulcer ? now also in fry
NORWAY - Winter ulcer is a bacterial disease that has caused the salmon industry rather large losses. Now there are reports about an increasing tendency in fry hatcheries. Results indicate that adding of seawater to the hatcheries is one of the cause...

Autumn smolts utilise astaxanthin better than spring smolts
NORWAY - Trine Ytrest?yl of AKVAFORSK recently defended her doctoral dissertation entitled "Factors affecting utilisation of carotenoids in salmonid fishes".

Prince stresses global importance of aquaculture
NORWAY - The importance of aquaculture for rural and developing economies was underlined today by Norway's Crown Prince. Speaking at AquaVision 2006 in Stavanger, Crown Prince Haakon said that aquaculture offers a means of providing people...

How much is enough?
NORWAY - Normally, juvenile salmon grow up in fresh water, but in today's salmon smolt production, increasingly more seawater is used. The scientists have now proven that use of seawater before the salmon smolt is ready for it can be detrimental....

Consumer Expectations Must Be Met By Aquaculture Industry
NORWAY - Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, has urged the Aquaculture industry to ensure that consumers expectations are met in terms of their products taste and quality, whilst highlighting the governments responsibility...

Chilean Minister to Speak at AquaVision 2006
NORWAY - Chilean authorities have confirmed that their highest ranking fisheries official, Subsecretario de Pesca Carlos Hernández, has accepted an invitation to speak at AquaVision 2006.

Further Cooperation Vital For Irish-Norweigan Aquaculture
NORWAY - Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, has called for further co-operation with Ireland on aquaculture education and research.