Russian trawler on fire in Kirkenes
A Russian trawler in the port of Kirkenes caught fire Sunday evening. Attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful, and today the vessel was hauled out in the fjord to avoid fume emissions in the town center.
Safe seafood from the Barents Sea
A report from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research states that seafood from the Barents Sea contain low levels of foreign substances.
Russian vessel released
The Russian fish transshipment vessel Jupiter that was hold by the Norwegian Coast Guard near Svalbard earlier this week got withdrawal of the charge and is now free.
Russian fish cargo vessel detained near Svalbard
The Norwegian Coast Guard suspects the vessel of not comply with their obligatory duty to notify the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries about their fishing in the waters around Svalbard.
Coast guards will exchange electronic information
The Russian and Norwegian coast guards will jointly increase the fight against fish poachers in the Barents Sea.
Komi wants to develop aquaculture
The authorities of Komi Republic report on the plans for activation aquaculture projects.
EU and Norway finally reached deals on fish
Two months after the negotiations on the annual fisheries agreement collapsed, EU and Norway on Tuesday reached a deal.
Belikov new head of Fisheries Commission
Dr. Sergei Belikov, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries, is elected new President for the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission.
Norway to hunt 1286 minke whales
The 2010 quota is within an interval that researchers believe provides adequate security with regard to protecting the whale stocks, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal affairs.
Record year for Norwegian seafood exports
Norwegian seafood exports in 2009 totaled 44.7 billion NOK and for the sixth year in a row set a new seafood export record. Russia is Norway’s second most important market after France.
