Linn Anne Brunborg appointed new Division Director at Nofima. Linn Anne Bjelland Brunborg (47) has accepted the position as Director of Nofima’s Aquaculture Division. She arrives after leaving her position […]
New Research Director At Nofima Erik-Jan Lock will be the new Research Director for Nutrition and Feed Technology at Nofima. Erik-Jan Lock is currently Head of Research for Food and […]
Nofima launches Millennial Salmon Project Nofima has launched the Millennial Salmon Project with partners across the value chain to accelerate the development of sustainable solutions for the future of farmed […]
25 New Research Projects for Nofima Research Council of Norway will participate in as many as 22 new research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR), and three […]
Nofima host a new centre for research-driven innovation – the Norwegian research institute will host a new centre for research-driven innovation (SFI): SFI Digital Food Quality Centre – digitization in […]
Nofima RAS Research Boost Announced – Nofima is to further invest in research into recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). With expansion taking place both at Sunndalsøra and in Tromsø, the institute […]
Nofima partnerships benefiting international seafood sector. Norwegian research institute Nofima’s work on seafood quality and processing activities has made the institute an attractive collaboration partner – in both Norway and […]
New research director at Nofima. Anna Sonesson is the new Research Director for the Breeding and Genetics Division at Nofima, the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture research institute. She comes from […]
Vaccinating salmon against winter wounds. Last winter, many farmed salmon died from winter wounds. Researchers now have new knowledge about the skin of salmon and vaccines, which can be useful when […]
Five regions of Norway account for majority of seafood value creation. Five counties in Norway account for almost 90% of all value creation in the Norwegian seafood industry, with Nordland […]
What happens to cod when sea temperature increases? Nofima is connecting climate projections and fish health. It provides practical knowledge that can benefit long-term operations. “We look at the climate crisis […]
Fewer spawnings than before. Previously, farmed cod in the Norwegian breeding programme could spawn three times before reaching harvest weight. After being selected for growth, they spawn once. Spawning is […]
New report shows Norwegian fishing industry is key for employment. A new report from Nofima shows that the fishing industry is key for employment and value creation along the Norwegian […]
New fraction from insect meal tested in salmon feed. Insects are a natural part of the diets of wild salmon when they are in rivers. Insects are also making their […]
Health and the environment tempt more people to eat kelp. How is it possible to get more people to eat kelp? Health and the environment are the two best arguments. […]
New use for lumpfish. It has long proved difficult to find other uses for lumpfish (lumpsucker) once it has finished its mission as a lice eater in fish farms. Now […]
Norwegians successfully pen bluefin tuna. For several years, marine scientists have tried to live-stock the world’s largest tuna, the bluefin tuna. The breakthrough came recently when the researchers from the […]
New diagnostic methods for salmon disease. Fish health professionals have a bleak regard for nephrocalcinosis. It is a rapidly spreading kidney disease in salmonids that we currently do not know […]
Slow progress in Norwegian copepod fishery. It has been slow going in the Norwegian fishery for Calanus finmarchicus – a type of copepod (a planktonic crustacean). One reason may be […]