OSLO — Atlantic salmon farming companies are designing huge pens to raise fish in the open seas in a radical shift from calm coastal waters where marine lice have slowed growth of the billion-dollar industry.

NORWAY - Entering the last month of 2016, the Norwegian seafood industry year to date exports totalled NOK 83.2 billion. By value this represents an increase of NOK 16 billion compared to the same period last year.

What makes young salmon decide to leave their rivers and head out to Sea has been a hot topic for decades now. Current research from Umeå University in Sweden shows that the young salmon's desire to migrate can partly be limited by anxiety.

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Norway's Fisheries Minister Mr PER SANDBERG with a Norwegian delegation traveled to Iran for few days by SalmonIran Co Invitation

This week, the International Exhibition of fisheries, aquaculture and related industries was held in the presence of a large number of Iranian and foreign companies at Tehran Milad Tower Conference.

Wild salmon advocates don't agree with the province's decision to release Grieg NL Seafarm, a proposed multimillion-dollar aquaculture project, from further environmental assessment. In fact, they want to see that ruling reversed.

Cod is popular as a food with a mild flavour and a dense, flaky, white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, and omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA). Young Atlantic cod or haddock prepared in strips for cooking is called scrod. In the United Kingdom, Atlantic cod is one of the most common ingredients in fish and chips, along with haddock and plaice.

Environmentalists and an aquaculture company disagree about the findings of a new report from the United States that advises consumers to avoid some farm-raised Atlantic Salmon.

NORWAY - Norway exported seafood worth NOK 74.5 billion in 2015. This is 8 per cent, or NOK 5.8 billion, more than the record year of 2014.

Spot prices for farmed Norwegian salmon have leapt dramatically to the highest levels in 30 years. Norwegian salmon news site iLaks.no reported earlier this week that salmon had begun to go for NOK 70 per kilogram, and prices have continued rising on Jan. 8, with buyers purchasing for next week.