Abandoned fishing gear is harmful and illegal. Often called “ghost fishing,” gear that is lost or abandoned can keep “fishing” long after it is left unattended in the water.…
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After several years of negotiations, the European Commission has agreed and implemented tariff quotas covering imports of certain fish and shellfish and their products from Iceland and Norway,…
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Norway: Overfishing of blue whiting threatens certification of entire salmon supply chain
by EurofishConsistent overfishing of Northeast blue whiting, a principal ingredient in salmon feed, threatens the environmental certification of the species.… -
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Norway: Government seeks to improve fish-farming environmental regulations
by EurofishNorwegian fish farmers are getting some positive government attention for a change, as authorities are changing some of the rules attached to new applications for farm sites.… -
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Norway: EU Parliament is worried about Norway’s seabed mining impacts on the environment
by EurofishA Norwegian Government decision to expand mining of the deep seabed in a broad swath of Arctic waters has raised concerns in the European Parliament about the plan’s potential adverse impacts on the environment and on geopolitical relations in the Arctic.… -
Norway has a long history of policies to reduce the loss of nets at sea This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 2 2023.…
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