Can cleaner fish become dinner? Would you like lumpfish for dinner? Nofima is trying to reveal how millions of cleaner fish used in the Norwegian salmon farming industry can be […]
Norwegian fisheries provide value creation amounting to NOK 22.7 billion. Norwegian fisheries provide significant value creation. Analyses indicate that the fishing industry generated a net value creation of NOK 22.7 […]
Potential for high value creation from fish waste. The next time you remove the skin and bones from your fish dinner and throw them in the bin, you might want […]
Study aims to reduce food poisonings at home. 40 percent of all food poisonings occur at home. Nofima researchers are leading the way to find the best solutions for reducing […]
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 […]
Breeding Climate Robust Salmon. Breeding salmon for growth or resistance to sea lice in cold waters may have little effect if the offspring grow up in warmer waters. “With climate […]
Revolutionising the quality control of white fish. Fish producers can now establish if they have caught world-class cod even before the fish is gutted, using light-based quality inspection of whole […]
-18°C is inadequate for proper storage of frozen fish – new research. Research on freezing and thawing shows that regular frozen storage at -18°C is inadequate, according to Norwegian researchers. […]
How feed, stress and the colour of salmon flesh are interconnected. Why have salmon fillets become paler despite more pigment being added to their feed? This is a question that […]
Salmon blood can help fight anaemia. A unique iron powder from salmon blood is more easily absorbed by the human body than iron salts. This may turn out to be […]
Study reveals more about salmon requirements in closed facilities. Scientists have determined that salmon post-smolts tolerate similar level of ozone in brackish water as they do in freshwater. Ozone is […]
Sea Lice Prevention is Better Than Cure – In a new article titled Prevention not cure: a review of methods to avoid sea lice infestations in salmon aquaculture, researchers from the […]
Saltwater acclimatisation strengthens skin of post smolt Atlantic salmon. New research by Norwegian research institute Nofima shows that Atlantic salmon post-smolt skin that has become acclimatised to salt water is […]
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 […]
Bright future for sea urchin aquaculture. Philip James leads an €8 million Horizon 2020 project called AquaVitae, with the mission to develop sustainable solutions for low-tropic aquaculture in the Atlantic, […]
Innovation kicks-off in AquaVitae project. Over 100 new prototypes for aquaculture value chains were presented earlier this month, when researchers and aquaculture producers, from all over the Atlantic, met online […]
Norwegian seafood exports gained from weaker krone. The export value of Norwegian seafood amounted to NOK 107 billion in 2019, up NOK 8.2 billion from the previous year. A weaker […]
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 […]
Krill meal improves salmon health and fillet quality, according to new study. The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Nofima), in collaboration with Aker BioMarine, recently released a study […]
Norwegians introducing strict coronavirus mitigation measures. Norway has introduced very strict measures to stop the infectious spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Nofima – the Norwegian fisheries research institute – is naturally […]