Posts Tagged ‘Firum’
Sting operation
Two projects are looking to unravel the secrets of the string jellyfish, as Vince McDonagh reports.
Read MoreFjords, the Faroes and flying fish
For a small fish farming nation, this rocky archipelago punches above its weight, writes Robert Outram. Additional reporting: Vince McDonagh The Faroese Research establishment formerly known as Fiskaaling has a new name: Firum. To understand why, a brief lesson in the Faroese language is required. As Chief Executive Jóhanna Lava Køtlum explains, “fiskaaling” translates as…
Read MoreFiskaaling rebrands as Firum
The Faroese aquaculture research establishment Fiskaaling is rebranding as “Firum” in a move which, it says, more accurately reflects the institution’s range of activities. The former Fiskaaling is a limited company set up to carry out research into all forms of aquaculture, fish and plant based. “Fiskaaling” (literally, “fish farming”) might indicate, the organisation says,…
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