Keeping trawl catches alive in filleting factories

After six hours in purpose-built tanks on board the trawler’s production deck, 90 per cent of the cod were still alive and in good shape. Intermediate storage provides better quality fish fillets and may also improve working conditions on board.

Dark red cherry tomatoes, please!

What role does the colour of the food play in canteen guests’ choice of what to eat? We have tested people’s response to a range of different coloured cherry tomatoes and how different shades of red are perceived.

Automatic weighing for catches recommended

Nofima's researchers are clear that the current regulations for landing fish hamper efficiency. They also know what it will take to curb accusations of cheating.

Genetics improves fish resistance

The combination of three genetic markers on three chromosomes can be the key to high survival after viral infection in salmon farming.

Creating value of NOK 1.1 million per fisherman

The catch-based fishing industry is a source of significant value creation in the county of Troms in northern Norway. The industry employs almost 2,000 people in Troms and generated tax revenues of NOK 346 million in 2015.

New oil source for salmon?

Preliminary trials and analyses of omega-3-rich oil from genetically modified rape seed indicate that it is safe to use in salmon feed.

Breeding for more omega-3 in salmon

New findings have revealed differences in the heritability of EPA and DHA in Atlantic salmon. This is important knowledge for breeders.

Almost twice the cost to produce farmed salmon

Since 2005, production costs in the Norwegian fish farming sector have risen by almost 90 percent, according to a new report by Nofima and Kontali analyse.

Cod is threatened by ocean acidification

Increasing ocean acidification can double the mortality rate of newly hatched cod larvae. Now German scientists, in collaboration with Nofima, are sounding the alarm.

Saithe quality near fish farms documented

It's not only farmed salmon that eat salmon feed. Saithe and other wild fish that search for food in the ocean can be tempted to enjoy an easy meal outside the salmon cage. Here, some of the feed that is fed to the farmed fish gets through the net wall with the water currents and is an easy catch for hungry wild fish.