Oystein Hage
  • Oystein Hage
Editor-in-Chief of IntraFish.no, Fiskeribladet and Kystens Naeringsliv
Opinion

Norway’s salmon industry is in poor health. Tougher measures are the cure

Record-high smolt mortality shows that the salmon industry is just as sick as last year. Far stricter requirements are needed.

More than 49 million juvenile fish, both salmon and trout, died early in 2024, the worst year on record when it comes to smolt mortality in Norway.
More than 49 million juvenile fish, both salmon and trout, died early in 2024, the worst year on record when it comes to smolt mortality in Norway.
Published 11 March 2025, 16:03Updated 11 March 2025, 16:03
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