Norway

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Assurance and risk management provider DNV has introduced a new AI-powered fish farm technology that addresses critical compliance requirements set out by the Norwegian government, with the solution aimed at saving man…

20th August 2025

DNV launches Smarter Compliance AI into Norwegian aquaculture

20th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.9 billion in July, representing an increase of 8% or NOK 1.1 billion compared with the corresponding month of 2024. According to the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), this lift was mainly achieved through…

5th August 2025

Best ever July for Norway’s seafood exporters

5th August 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The latest vessel to join the Norwegian pelagic fleet is Havfisk, delivered by the Karstensen yard in Skagen on a hull fabricated by the Karstensen Shipyard Poland in Gdansk.

4th August 2025

New pelagic catcher for Ålesund operator

4th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, recently held a technical workshop in Saida Municipality as part of the project…

4th August 2025

Lebanon looks to strengthen fisheries value chain

4th August 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

“We are very pleased to announce that Cermaq has entered into an agreement with Grieg Seafood ASA to acquire their operations in Finnmark in Norway and British Columbia and Newfoundland in Canada.…

17th July 2025

Cermaq acquires Grieg’s operations in Finnmark, British Columbia and Newfoundland

17th July 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Producing yellowtail kingfish in Denmark and Norway, Nordic Kingfish set out in 2015 to become a leader in land-based aquaculture, with its locations placed close to significant markets – and BactiQuant’s water…

9th July 2025

Transformative testing for yellowtail kingfish producer

9th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first-half of 2025 was the best ever opening six months for Norwegian seafood in terms of exports, with a total 1.3 million tonnes of products sold overseas for a record of…

3rd July 2025

Record six months for Norway’s seafood exporters

3rd July 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norway has struck a cross-party deal to support sustainable aquaculture, aligning fish welfare, environmental priorities and long-term economic growth.

24th June 2025

Norway agrees sustainable aquaculture deal

24th June 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Kjetil Fyrand has moved from Pharmaq and now leads the Fish Health Department at the Norwegian food research institute, Nofima.

20th June 2025

New head appointed for Nofima’s fish health team

20th June 2025

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

The development work behind the flexible grid has been conducted by Egersund Trål and the Institute of Marine Research in a project partly funded by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Research Funding…

19th June 2025

Trialling steel grid to replace flexible excluder

19th June 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists in Norway have begun examining how farmed salmon and rainbow trout perceive the light in their environment, with the aim to provide recommendations to fish farmers on the use of lighting…

17th June 2025

Norwegian research illuminates the light needs of farmed salmon

17th June 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The boards of Wilsgård AS, SalMar Farming AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SalMar, and SalMar have approved a plan for a triangular merger, with SalMar Farming as the acquiring company, Wilsgård as…

23rd April 2025

SalMar to merge with Wilsgård

23rd April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and the Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss has announced a new white paper titled “Future aquaculture – sustainable growth and food for the world”, which outlines steps the government…

16th April 2025

Norway sets out new aquaculture strategy

16th April 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has reversed an earlier rejection decision and has now approved plans for Helgeland Miljøfisk’s land-based salmon farming venture, moving the facility a step closer to being…

16th April 2025

Green light for Helgeland Miljøfisk’s land-based salmon farm

16th April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Grieg Seafood ASA has confirmed that Andreas Kvame has agreed with the Norwegian salmon farming company’s board of directors that he is stepping down as CEO after 10 years in the position.…

1st April 2025

Grieg Seafood CEO steps down

1st April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has warned that taxing ASC-certified salmon will have serious and unintended environmental consequences for Norway’s aquaculture industry.

3rd March 2025

ASC slams tax on eco-labelled salmon

3rd March 2025

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The opening of new Shore Power Facilities at both Fiskerikaia quay at Måløy and the Trollebø quay will help Måløy position itself as a prime destination for the international fishing and shipping…

20th February 2025

Norway’s Måløy rolls out shore power facility

20th February 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Norway exported NOK 15.3 billion worth of seafood products in January 2025, representing an increase of NOK 1.9 billion or 14%, compared with the same month last year, according to new figures…

5th February 2025

Salmon sales, US growth boost Norwegian exports

5th February 2025

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Norway’s PTG Frionordica AS has signed a contract with Eyvi AS for the supply of heat pumps and seawater heat exchangers to Arctic Seafarm AS´s new land-based aquaculture facility in Nesna municipality,…

17th December 2024

PTG Frionordica secures Arctic Seafarm contract

17th December 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The European Union and Norway have concluded negotiations on the management of shared stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, quota exchanges, and reciprocal access to waters, with the new agreements securing key…

10th December 2024

European Union and Norway agree 2025 catches

10th December 2024