Seafood consumption driving shift towards more sustainable diets
Two thirds of people have already made changes to their diets to be more sustainable according to a new study, and the trend is even…
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Marine farming billions disappearing from Norway
Half of the proceeds from the Norwegian fish farming industry are going out of the country, according to a new study. One-third of the industry…
The Seafood Council sees trends for normalization in the markets in China and South Korea
There is still considerable uncertainty in the seafood market globally, but there are trends towards gradual normalization in countries such as China and South Korea,…
The world’s best restaurants offer Norwegian shellfish
The world’s best restaurants offer Norwegian shellfish on their menu One in four on the list of the 120 best restaurants in the world offer…
The Seafood council requests subsidy cuts for beef
Norwegian Seafood council chief, Robert Eriksson, wants “fair play” in the refrigerator and asked the government to cut the subsidies on beef by 20%. According…
The Minister of Fisheries is job hunting
Minister of Fisheries job hunting in Southern Norway Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Harald T. Nesvik, wants to venture out and work in seafood companies across…
Great interest in new seafood markets in the Middle East
This autumn, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is organizing an industry stand at seafood shows in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. The events are part of…
Norwegian seafood exports exceed NOK 71 billion in 2018
Norway has exported 2 million tonnes of seafood with a total value of NOK 71 billion so far this year. This represents a volume increase…
New Seafood Record for July
Norway exported 159,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.1 billion in July. Year-on-year growth by volume was 8 per cent, while export value increased…
Strong demand drives record prices for salmon
Norway exported 165,000 tonnes of seafood with a total value of NOK 8.5 billion in May. Volumes were down by 11 per cent, while…
All Time Record Quarter for Norwegian Cod
Norway exported 676,000 tonnes of seafood with a value of NOK 23.7 billion in the first quarter. This is a volume decline of 8 per…
More young choose fishing and aquaculture
More young choose studies in fishing and aquaculture More students choose education in seafood (fishing and aquaculture) related studies, recent figures from the secondary schools in…
Yet another record year for whitefish exports
Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish worth NOK 15 billion in 2017. This is an increase of 8 per cent, or NOK 1.1…
A Bergen kindergarten’s seafood preparation impressed the Thai media
The Seafood Council were in Bergen and Oslo with a group of journalists from Thailand to learn about Norwegian seafood this week. One of…
8.25 million towards seafood measures
The seafood effort continues – provides 8.25 million towards seafood measures Press Release (Ministry of Fisheries) : The Ministry of Industry and Fisheries takes children’s diet…
Seafood exports record high in the first half
Record high seafood exports in the first two quarters Despite fall in exports of trout, herring and shellfish, Norwegian seafood exports has never been bigger….
Toxic scallops found around Hitra and Frøya
Toxic scallops found around Hitra and Frøya High levels of PSP toxins have been detected in scallops outside Hitra and Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag. The Food…
Norwegian seafood exports grow by 13% in May
Norway exported 163,000 tonnes of seafood with a value of NOK 7.6 billion in May. The volume was at the same level as May 2016,…
So far this year, Norway has exported seafood to the value of 31 billion
Norway exported 151,000 tons of seafood In April 2017, Norway exported 151,000 metric tons of seafood for a value of NOK 6.8 billion. That…
Strong value growth for Norwegian salmon exports in Q1 2017
Strong first quarter results for salmon exports Norway exported 233,000 tonnes of salmon for NOK 16.1 billion in the first quarter. The volume increase of…