Environmental problems and regulation in the Aquaculture industry. Insights from Norway.
Since the beginnings of the aquaculture industry in Norway, the salmon farming industry has grown from a pioneering niche to a massive industrial adventure. Since 1992, Norwegian salmon production has increased to ten times its 1992 level. By 2015, the Norwegian production constituted 53% of the wor...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2560819 2023-05-15T15:32:15+02:00 Environmental problems and regulation in the Aquaculture industry. Insights from Norway. Olaussen, Jon Olaf 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2560819 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.005 eng eng Elsevier urn:issn:0308-597X http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2560819 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.005 cristin:1599537 Marine Policy Journal article 2018 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.005 2019-09-17T06:54:03Z Since the beginnings of the aquaculture industry in Norway, the salmon farming industry has grown from a pioneering niche to a massive industrial adventure. Since 1992, Norwegian salmon production has increased to ten times its 1992 level. By 2015, the Norwegian production constituted 53% of the world's production of Atlantic salmon. Therefore, it could be said that salmon farming is the most important industry in rural Norway today, with a yearly landing value of about 6.1 billion EUR. As the production has grown, along with the income, numerous environmental issues have arisen. The present paper gives an overview of these environmental problems and discusses potential solutions, as well as the need for a better and more holistic regulation of the industry. The experience from Norwegian salmon farming with respect to environmental issues and regulation may give important insights to both other salmon producing countries as well as producers of other fish species. submittedVersion This is a submitted manuscript of an article published by Elsevier Ltd in Marine Policy, 17 August 2018 Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Norway Marine Policy 98 158 163 |
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Since the beginnings of the aquaculture industry in Norway, the salmon farming industry has grown from a pioneering niche to a massive industrial adventure. Since 1992, Norwegian salmon production has increased to ten times its 1992 level. By 2015, the Norwegian production constituted 53% of the world's production of Atlantic salmon. Therefore, it could be said that salmon farming is the most important industry in rural Norway today, with a yearly landing value of about 6.1 billion EUR. As the production has grown, along with the income, numerous environmental issues have arisen. The present paper gives an overview of these environmental problems and discusses potential solutions, as well as the need for a better and more holistic regulation of the industry. The experience from Norwegian salmon farming with respect to environmental issues and regulation may give important insights to both other salmon producing countries as well as producers of other fish species. submittedVersion This is a submitted manuscript of an article published by Elsevier Ltd in Marine Policy, 17 August 2018 |
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Environmental problems and regulation in the Aquaculture industry. Insights from Norway. |
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Environmental problems and regulation in the Aquaculture industry. Insights from Norway. |
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