Anette Grøttland Zimowski

Celebrating 50 years of modern aquaculture

Press releases   •   May 29, 2020 16:56 UTC

This spring marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever successfully farmed salmon in Norway. Five decades later we look back on a story of ambition, collaboration, setbacks and successes, culminating in a fish which is now a favourite on dinner plates across the globe.

Get ready for skrei season - The world's finest cod is here!

Press releases   •   Jan 27, 2021 11:11 UTC

Norwegian Seafood Council joins forces with EAT ahead of UN summit on future food systems

Press releases   •   Dec 14, 2020 07:00 UTC

NSC and EAT announce partnership ahead of UN summit on future food systems. The aim is to join forces in speaking up for seafood as part of the solution to tackle climate change.

Only 2 in 10 children eat enough seafood

Press releases   •   Nov 16, 2020 10:03 UTC

Reduced exports of shellfish in 2017

Press releases   •   Jan 08, 2018 04:59 UTC

​Norway exported 40,000 tonnes of shellfish valued at NOK 1.7 billion in 2017. This is a decrease in volume of 2 per cent and a reduction in value of 7 per cent from 2016.

Salmon exports valued at NOK 64.7 billion in 2017

Press releases   •   Jan 08, 2018 04:59 UTC

​Norway exported salmon worth NOK 64.7 billion in 2017. This is an increase of 5 per cent or NOK 3.4 billion compared with 2016, and it is the highest export value ever for salmon. Measured in product weight, Norway exported 1 million tonnes of salmon in 2017, which is 2.8 per cent or 27,000 tonnes more than in 2016.

Increased volume and reduced value for exports of pelagic fish in 2017

Press releases   •   Jan 08, 2018 04:59 UTC

​Norway exported 838,000 tonnes of pelagic fish worth NOK 7.7 billion in 2017. This is an increase in volume of 24 per cent and a decrease in value of 1 per cent from 2016.

Yet another record year for whitefish exports

Press releases   •   Jan 08, 2018 04:59 UTC

​Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish worth NOK 15 billion in 2017. This is an increase of 8 per cent, or NOK 1.1 billion, from 2016.

An edible solution to the climate crisis

Press releases   •   Sep 27, 2019 08:59 UTC

Eating more seafood can play a large part of the solution to the world’s climate woes, concludes a new report using data from 165 experts and scientists.

Norwegian salmon ranked most sustainable among world’s largest protein producers

Press releases   •   Sep 06, 2019 06:22 UTC

Norwegian aquaculture companies hold 4 out of the top 10 spots in the 2019 Coller FAIRR Protein Index, ranking 60 of the world’s largest publicly-listed protein producers on how they perform on sustainability.