Grieg outlines plans for airport processing centre

Grieg Seafood is answering the call to process more salmon in Norway with a new processing facility near the capital, Oslo. The NOK 130m (£10m) centre (impression shown above) will be close to Gardermoen, Oslo’s main airport. The development is part of the company’s strategy to increase value creation and process more of its own…

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Norway set to tax foreign aquaculture workers and businesses

Trygve Vedum

Norway is  preparing to impose a production tax on foreign-owned aquaculture businesses, it emerged at the weekend. The tax, which will also affect employees, will apply to those companies which farm offshore in Norwegian waters, on the continental shelf. Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (pictured) has submitted his proposals for public and parliamentary consultation. Vedum…

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Safety first

man leaning over salmon pen with net

A report from Norway finds the aquaculture sector is still reporting a high level of industrial injuries. Vince McDonagh reports A growing number of Norwegian aquaculture staff are worried that their work is damaging their health. It is not so much a fear of being killed or serious injury – although that danger exists  –…

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