The Norwegian government is preparing to set out its future regulatory proposals for offshore salmon farming.

The rules proposed for farming further out to sea are different from those imposed by the “traffic light” scheme which governs coastal aquaculture in Norway.

Fisheries Minister Bjørnar Skjæran said the goal was to be at the forefront of developing the world’s most productive and environmentally offshore aquaculture industry while providing food for a growing world market.


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Iceland’s Marine & Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) has issued its fishing opportunities advice for the forthcoming 2022/23 season and 28 fish stocks in Icelandic waters, with its recommendations including reduced quotas for key groundfish species.

A cod total allowable catch (TAC) of 208,846 tonnes has been advised by MFRI for the new fishing year, down 6% from the current season.

The institute explained that its recommendation is based on the management plan adopted by Icelandic authorities.

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During the last day of AquaVision 2022, innovation and entrepreneurship took center stage. The attendees, from more than 40 different nationalities, were able to learn about the development of different initiatives such as the implementation of new technologies for aquaculture, sustainable solutions through bacteriophages and the possibilities of efficient microproteins, among others, to finish the first block of the morning delving into the development of innovation in cell cultures.

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The fishing sector, which represents the inshore, high seas and high seas fleets, which operate in Spanish and community fishing grounds, as well as other distant ones, warns of the serious impact that the rise in fuel prices is having on its economy, and its possible consequences, according to a report by the Vigo Shipowners Cooperative

In the case of fleets that receive fuel on the peninsula, the 20-cent bonus is insufficient compared to the March scenario; already subsidized fuel costs exceed 90 cents in Vigo, and thus the profitability limit calculated at 60 cents/litre.

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This spring, the enhanced processing facility has taken its first salmon from Cooke farms in Atlantic Canada for processing into True North Seafood branded products.

The plant will process between 50,000-60,000 metric tons of raw material. The 6,500-square-meter plant enables more throughput to process fresh and frozen value-added products, said the company.

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Ålesund, Norway-based Hofseth International has its sites focused on greater penetration into European markets as it continues to develop its unique land-based salmon farm in an abandoned olivine mine.

Founded by Roger Hofseth, the company started out as a salmon processor in 2005 and has since become a major supplier of salmon to the U.S., and a salmon farmer in its own right

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Researchers have discovered that the type of vitamin D found in oily fish such as salmon helps boost the human immune system against bacteria and viruses.

A study said vitamin D3 from animal-based foods is more effective at boosting vitamin D levels in the blood than D2, which is found in plant foods like mushrooms and added to some brands of bread, cereal and yogurts.

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has provided advice for Norwegian stocks in the Barents Sea for 2023.

ICES has suspended Russia and will not advise on the common stocks in the Barents Sea. The Institute of Marine Research will provide advice on northeastern Arctic cod and haddock at the end of August.

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The snow crab fishery in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador initially expected a banner year for fishing and prices, but a sudden change in the market has left fishermen and processing companies alike reeling.

The fishery got off to a rocky start in April, when the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) Union, which represents fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) – a nonprofit group representing seafood producers in the same area – clashed over what the fishermen would be paid for their catch.

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Iceland has set up an investigation following two recent Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) outbreaks in the east of the country.

Until recently, the country has been fairly free of this damaging and potentially costly virus and other aquaculture related diseases. In the last few weeks, however, Ice Fish Farm has been hit on at least two occasions, affecting up to two million fish. The company said the outbreaks will dent harvests over the next 12 months.

Now Iceland’s Fisheries Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir has appointed a working group to look into infection controls on the island and recommend any changes, if necessary. 

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