Norway temporarily shuts door on new land-based aquaculture permit applications

The suspension takes effect immediately, and will apply until new regulations regarding land-based aquaculture are introduced.

'There is a need for clearer frameworks for what is to be considered aquaculture on land, as opposed to aquaculture in the sea,' said Norway's Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bjornar Skjaeran. — 'There is a need for clearer frameworks for what is to be considered aquaculture on land, as opposed to aquaculture in the sea,' said Norway's Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bjornar Skjaeran.Photo: Einar Lindbæk

Ann Eileen D Nygård

Published 20 December 2022, 09:57Updated 20 December 2022, 13:57

Land-based salmon Land-based aquaculture Norway Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Bjornar Skjaeran