Norway will allow fish farmers to delay harvest to reduce effects of Russian ban
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bloomberg] By Mikael Holter - August 22, 2014
Norway, the biggest salmon producer, will allow fish farmers to hold more stock and delay harvesting to limit the impact of a Russian import ban shutting out close to 10 percent of the Nordic country’s salmon output.
The maximum amount of fish allowed in one concession will be raised by 6 percent for salmon through March 31, allowing farmers such as Marine Harvest ASA, the world’s biggest, to limit supply, the Trade, Industry and Fisheries Ministry said in a statement late yesterday. A similar measure for trout will permit a 20 percent increase.
“With these measures, we’re giving the industry time to find new customers,” Fisheries Minister Elisabeth Aspaker said in the statement.
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