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Vildlaksen spræller for sit sunde liv
(Wild salmon kicking for its healthy life)
Politiken - April 10, 2010
Gir etter for laksepress
(Give in to salmon pressure)
Dagbladet - April 10, 2010
Lisbeth Berg-Hansen forslag om å spesialbehandle oppdrettssaker har skapt debatt i regjeringen
(Lisbeth Berg-Hansen’s proposal to specially treat farming matters has created a debate in Government)
Dagbladet - March 12, 2010
Skriftlig spørsmål fra Borghild Tenden (V) til fiskeri- og kystministeren
(Written questions from Borghild Tenden (V) of Fisheries and Coastal Minister)
Stortinget - March 11, 2010
Dokumentar om John Fredriksen
(Documentary about John Fredriksen)
NRK - March 10, 2010
Lakselus gir stans i oppdrettsvekst
(Lice for suspension of farming growth)
NRK - March 9, 2010
Norwegian salmon needs German makeover (subscription required)
Intrafish - March 2, 2010
Top Cermaq exec departs (subscription required)
Intrafish - March 2, 2010
Situasjonen for villaksen er kritisk
(The situation for wild salmon is critical)
Jagt og Fiske - February 16, 2010
Dette skader norsk omdømme - Både SV og Høyre er bekymret for bråket rundt norsk oppdrett i utlandet
Dagbladet - February 10, 2010
Indianerhøvdinger til sultestreik mot norske laksetopper - Protesterer mot norsk oppdrett under OL i Vancouver
Dagbladet - February 10, 2010
Setter sin lit til Cecilie Fredriksen - Hun skal arve John Fredriksens lakseimperium
Dagbladet – February 10, 2010
Farmed salmon fighters to beseech Norway's king
Intrafish - February 5, 2010
Wild salmon advocates to leverage Olympics: Pure Salmon Campaign hopes to hand deliver letter to Norway’s King
Pique Newsmagazine – February 3, 2010
Oppfordrer til boikott av norsk laks under OL
BT - February 3, 2010
Går i strupen på norsk laksereklame
Handelsbladet- January 28, 2010
Villaksforkjempere i USA klager på norsk markedsføring
Dagbladet- January 28, 2010
Vil boikotte norsk laks under OL
DN - February 3, 2010
King Harald should have accepted an invitation to dinner from Indian chieftain Chief Joseph, said the party red
Sami – February 2, 2010
Norway's King to focus on Games, not interest groups
The Globe and Mail - February 2, 2010
Villaksforkjempere i USA klager på norsk markedsføring
Dagbladet – January 28, 2010
Mener markedsføringskampanje i USA feilaktig fremstiller norsk oppdrettslaks som villaks
Adressa - January 28, 2010
Klager på norsk markedsføring av laks
Hegnar Online - January 28, 2010
Moving in the throat of Norwegian salmon advert
Handelsbladet - January 28, 2010
Katastrofe kan ramme norsk oppdrett: Tror Norge kan bli det nye Chile.
Dagens Naringsliv – December 1, 2009
Lover gigantsatsing mot lakselus: Etter kraftig kritikk fra miljøbevegelsen lover oppdrettsnæringen nå én milliard til kampen mot lakselus.
NRK – November 30, 2009
Frykter aksjoner mot norsk laks - «Pure Salmon Campaign» retter kraftig skyts mot norsk lakseoppdrett
Aftenposten - November 24, 2009
Laks på rømmen - Oppdrettsnæringen bør ikke få vokse før den kan håndtere miljøproblemene den skaper
Bergens Tidende - November 23, 2009
Giske må rydde opp - Norges Naturvernforbund går i strupen på oppdrettsgigant og ber næringsminister Trond Giske gripe inn i saken
Bergensavisen - November 13, 2009
Kampanje mot norsk laksenæring - Angriper Norges rikeste mann for måten oppdrettsanlegg drives på utenlands
NRK - November 12, 2009
Mener oppdrettsnæringen tømmer havene for fisk
NRK – November 12, 2009
Kritisk film om norsk oppdrettsnæring
TV2 – November 11, 2009
Norsk oppdrettsnæring blir slaktet i ny dokumentar
Dagbladet - November 11, 2009
Vil ha strenge regler for oppdrett
NRK – November 9, 2009
Nytt dødsfall ved Fredriksen-anlegg i Chile
Norwatch – October 22, 2009
Doble estándar de firmas noruegas (English version)
Olach - July 9, 2009
Norway fish farms thrive under ecologists' watchful eye
AFP - June 22, 2009
Cermaq bøtelagt for å ha sparket gravid
Dagbladet - June 18, 2009
Redningen for oppdrettsnæringen: Oppdrett av laksefisk er en sammenhengende suksesshistorie og er i dag vår nest største eksportnæring. Men medaljen har en stygg bakside, med store skader på miljøet både i Norge og internasjonalt.
Bergens Tidende - June 15, 2009
Sinte chilenere i Norge
Ukeavisen Ledelse - June 5, 2009
Observations on closed containment fish farm in Norway
Ah-Kwa-Mish First Nations - May 29, 2009
Marine Harvest Is Warned That New Acuaculture Law Will Not Resolve Environmental Crisis of Salmon Farming Companies
Oceana - May 28, 2009
De døde for norsk oppdrett: I gjennomsnitt omkommer tre chilenere årlig på jobb for de norskeeide oppdrettsgigantene Marine Harvest og Cermaq
Dagbladet - May 27, 2009
Marine Harvest pressured to green its practices
FIS - May 27, 2009
Salmon companies quizzed
IntraFish - May 27, 2009 (subscription required)
Norwegian politicians sucked in to sob story-again
FishFarmingXpert - May 27, 2009
Urfolk i Saltkjeen
Hordaland Folkeblad - May 26, 2009
Anti-farmed salmon campaigners get hearing in Norwegian parliament
Seafood News - May 26, 2009 (subscription required)
Calls on Marine Harvest to reform environmental performance
Grow Fish - May 26, 2009
Group urges Marine Harvest to reform practices
Seafood Source - May 26, 2009
Invitasjon til filmvisning - Truer norsk grådighet villaksen i Canada?
Naturvernforbund - May 26, 2009
Har tru på lukka oppdrett
Hordaland Folkebald - May 26, 2009
Pure Salmon Campaign Calls on Marine Harvest to Reform Environmental Performance
Pure Salmon Campaign - May 25, 2009
Kjære Norge, hjelp oss!
IntraFish - May 25, 2009 (subscription required)
Ut mot oppdrett
Mandag - May 25, 2009
Complaint to OECD on Cermaq
HF - May 20, 2009
Help us save the wild salmon in Canada
Naturvernforbund - May 20, 2009
Vil ha felles miljøstandarder for lakseoppdrett - SVs Heikki Holmås vil ha felles miljøstandarder med land der norske laksegiganter beskyldes for miljøødeleggelser.
TV 2 Nyhetene - May 20, 2009
Vil ha felles miljøstandarder - Heikki Holmås (SV) vil ha felles miljøstandarder med land der norske laksegiganter beskyldes for miljøødeleggelser
Lofot Tidende - May 20, 2009
Tyr til propaganda - Oppdrettsgiganten Marine Harvest beklager utspillet til oppdrettskritiker Alexandra Morton, som har truet med aksjoner mot dem
Finnmarken - May 20, 2009
Laksebransjen taler med to tunger - Norske lakseprodusenter følger én miljøstandard i Norge og en annen i utlandet
E24 - May 19, 2009
Snakker med to tunger om laksen - Norske lakseprodusenter følger én miljøstandard i Norge og en annen i utlandet
Stavanger Aftenblad/Lofotposten - May 19, 2009
Lakseoppdretterne taler med to tunger
Naturvernforbund - May 19, 2009
Da ville vi sett mindre sykdom på laks - Mange fra Chile og Canada hevder at norske lakseprodusenter snakker med to tunger
Hegnar - May 19, 2009
Lakseoppdretterne taler med to tunger - Norske lakseprodusenter følger én miljøstandard i Norge og en annen i utlandet
E24/Sunnmørsposten - May 19, 2009
Borten Moe vil ha svar - Lederen i næringskomiteen på Stortinget, Ola Borten Moe (Sp), lover å se nærmere på påstandene om oppdrettsnæringen
Fremover - May 19, 2009
Refser regjeringen - Høyres miljøtalsmann Peter S. Gitmark forlanger at staten som eier tar oppdrettskritikerne på alvor
Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - May 19, 2009
Vil ikke ha egne miljøkomiteer - Verken Cermaq eller Marine Harvest ser noen grunn til å opprette en egen miljøkomité, slik Pure Salmon Campaign krever
Firdaposten - May 19, 2009
Vurderer aksjoner mot lakseoppdrettere - Oppdrettskritiker og biolog Alexandra Morton truer med aksjoner mot norske oppdrettsgiganter i Canada
Stjørdalens Blad - May 19, 2009
Innklager Cermaq til OECD
Naturvernforbund - May 19, 2009
OECD complaint (PDF)
KAFN urge Cermaq to embrace the spirit and intent of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
KAFN - May 19, 2009
Vurderer aksjoner mot lakseoppdrettere - Oppdrettskritiker og biolog Alexandra Morton truer med aksjoner mot norske oppdrettsgiganter i Canada
Rogaland Avis - May 19, 2009
Vil ikke ha egne miljøkomiteer - Verken Cermaq eller Marine Harvest ser noen grunn til å opprette en egen miljøkomité, slik Pure Salmon Campaign krever
Rogaland Avis - May 19, 2009
Borten Moe vil ha svar
Siste - May 19, 2009
Refser regjeringen
Jarlsberg - May 19, 2009
Pure Salmon Campaign targets Cermaq
Seafood Source - May 19, 2009
En Noruega expondrán precariedad laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
OLACH - May 19, 2009
Expondrán en Noruega precariedad laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
El Mostrador - May 19, 2009
En Noruega expondrán situación laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
Mundo Acuicola - May 19, 2009
Pure Salmon Campaign Urges Cermaq to Protect Wild Salmon, Relocate Salmon Farms
PR Newswire - May 18, 2009
NGO meets with salmon producers
IntraFish - May 19, 2009 (subscription required)
International focus on major problems with farmed salmon industry
Friends of the Earth Norway - May 18, 2009
Pure Salmon Campaign Urges Cermaq to Protect Wild Salmon, Relocate Salmon Farms
Pure Salmon Campaign - May 18, 2009
Scottish sustainable aquaculture campaigner to join delegation to Norway
Sea Trout Group - May 14, 2009
COAST asks questions in Oslo
The Arran Voice - July 24, 2008
NORWAY: Farmed Salmon In Hot Water
Inter Press Service - July 2, 2008
Beskylder Fredriksen-selskap for bestikkelser: Chilenske arbeidere beskylder Marine Harvest for bestikkelser og dobbeltmoral i Chile (in Norwegian)
Aftenposten - June 29, 2008
Marine Harvests doble standarder (in Norwegian)
Framtiden - June 9, 2008
Krever slutt på dobbel standard (in Norwegian)
Magasinet - June 9, 2008
Krever miljøforbedringer i norskeide bedrifter med utenlandsvirksomhet
Norges Naturvernforbund/ Friends of the Earth - June 8, 2008
First Nations Chief invites Norwegian King to British Columbia to witness the devestating effects of Norwegian fish farms on wild salmon - Environmental Communication Options - June 6, 2008
B.C. Aboriginal leader denied opportunity to meet with King of Norway
Kings County Record - June 6, 2008
A cost/benefit study of improving environmental standards will be demanded from Norwegian company
Norges Naturvernforbund / Friends of the Earth - June 6, 2008
Marine Harvest: beskylder Fredriksen-selskap for bestikkelser
E24 - June 6, 2008
Rett i strupen på Cermaq (in Norwegian)
Magasinet - May 23, 2008
Chilean Indian Chief With Appeal to The Government and Cermaq’s AGM (in Norwegian)
Norges Naturvernforbund/ Friends of the Earth - May 22, 2008
Damaging criticism (in Norwegian)
E21 - May 21, 2008
Norwegian fish farming threatens Canadian wild salmon (in Norwegian)
Norges Naturvernforbund/ Friends of the Earth - May 21, 2008
Criticism against salmon farmer (in Norwegian)
ANB - May 20, 2008
Canadians bear witness against Norwegian fish farming (in Norwegian)
Fiskaren - May 17, 2008
Serious accusations against Norwegian-owned fish farming from Chile and Canada (in Norwegian)
Norges Naturvernforbund / Friends of the Earth - May 16, 2008
Hardangerfjord moratorium announced by Norwegian Fisheries Minister Helga Pedersen (in Norwegian)
Regjeringen - April 8, 2008
Moratorium on new licenses in Sogne Fjord and Hordaland (in Norwegian)
NRK - February 14, 2008
Video: Marine Harvest Address
Video: Dear Marine Harvest
Prince Haakon's visit to Chile attracts media attention back home in Norway:
During a trip to Chile in January 2008, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Dag Terje Andersen, stated that:
"Naturally, the desire that we have is that the Norwegian companies that are privatized and where the State as interests, should play a positive role in raising standards a bit more"
The Norwegian Confederation of Labour Unions (LO) Issues Report Slamming Marine Harvest Labor Operations in Chile
Remove Salmon Farms to Protect Wild Fish
In an interview with Altaposten John Fredriksen, one of Norway's richest men and principal shareholder in the aquaculture company Marine Harvest, was quoted saying that salmon farms should not be allowed near runs of wild salmon. Read the Altaposten article from July 19th, 2007.
In related news:
Pure Salmon Visits Norway for Marine Harvest AGM
Marine Harvest Ignores Shareholder Resolution, Refuses to Reform Company's Executive Compensation Policies
Video Presentation to Cermaq
Chilean Labor Unions Unite, Protest Substandard Industry Practices
The Pure Salmon Campaign Files Shareholder Resolutions at Cermaq and Marine Harvest
Read two recent articles that ran in Dagens Naerinsliv highlighting Cermaq’s impacts in Canada and Pure Salmon’s shareholder resolution.
- Read the resolution and supporting statement submitted to Cermaq [PDF]
- Read the resolution submitted to Marine Harvest [PDF]
Norwegian Newspaper Covers Cermaq’s Impacts
Norwegian Government Releases Data on Fish Escapes
Finally responding to a request made by the Pure Salmon Campaign one year ago, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries released company specific data on the escape of 1.17 million farmed salmon in 2006.
Marine Harvest CEO Divests Fully from His Company
In response to Marine Harvest CEO Atle Eide selling his entire stake in the company, NET Fund, with the support of the Pure Salmon Campaign, today filed a shareholder resolution calling on the Marine Harvest board to reform its executive compensation to prohibit this action in the future.
Flaws Found During Russian Inspection of Norwegian Seafood Producers
Russian inspectors have finished their inspection of ten Norwegian seafood producers and report that they have found rust and mold in some production facilities.
UK's Office of Fair Trading to Investigate Merger of Pan Fish and Marine Harvest
On July 6, 2006 the OFT referred the proposed acquisition by Pan Fish ASA of Marine Harvest NV to the Competition Commission stating that the loss of rivalry between these companies may cause an increase in the price of farmed Atlantic salmon, and thereby harm UK consumers.
Pure Salmon Campaign gets exposure in the International Herald Tribune
Pan Fish urged to stop exporting environmental problems and bad labor practices
The Pure Salmon Campaign will file a shareholder resolution at Pan Fish's annual general meeting in Stavanger Norway on May 30 asking the company to adopt closed containment technology to remedy environmental impacts on salmon farms. Accompanied by two First Nations leaders from Canada and a Chilean, the campaign plans on providing first-hand accounts of how Pan Fish's operations are exporting environmental problems and poor labor conditions to other countries.
Further Developments On Pan Fish Consolidation Of Industry
The Pure Salmon Campaign met with the Office of Fair Trade in London on May 25 about the Pan Fish merger.
Fjord Shareholders Direct Board to Review Pure Salmon Reform Plan
Pan Fish CEO loses bid for Fjord board seat following Pure Salmon questions
Cermaq Board Agrees to Review Pure Salmon Reform Plan
Current farmed salmon practices cited as harmful for health and environment
Questions about Possible Market Manipulation Raised with CEOs
In e-mails dated April 21, 2006, the Pure Salmon Campaign raised tough questions with the CEOs of both Pan Fish and Fjord Seafood about a series of disclosures and trading events pertaining to Pan Fish's acquisition of Fjord stock. The question is whether Pan Fish knowingly manipulated the market price of Fjord stock days before acquiring additional shares in the company, bringing Pan Fish ownership shares to 57.7 percent in Fjord Seafood.
Pure Salmon Files Shareholder Resolutions in Norway
The Pure Salmon Campaign has recently filed shareholder resolutions asking Pan Fish, Fjord and Cermaq to reform industry practices. As shareholders in each of these companies the Pure Salmon Campaign believes it makes long term economic sense to establish sustainable operations — and that means closed containment systems not open net pens. We are concerned that "lowest cost production" may cut corners in terms of environmental, social, health and safety and food safety issues. By supporting our resolution shareholders will be benefiting both ecology and economy.
Pure Salmon Questions Panfish and Marine Harvest Merger
The Pure Salmon Campaign asked competition authorities in Norway, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Commission to exercise special rigor when considering the merger of Panfish and Marine Harvest. The merger of two of the largest salmon farming companies raises concerns that a monopolized industry, by nature, will be less responsive to consumer and community concerns than a competitive industry.
Find out more:
Norwegian Report on Contaminants in Farmed Salmon
The Norwegian Scientific Committee on Food Safety (VKM) released a report on the risks and benefits of fish and seafood consumption in Norway. As part of this two-year study, the ad-hoc group composed of a committee of scientists organized by the Norwegian government looked at contaminants in farmed salmon feed and recommended that exposure to dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs can be reduced by changing or purifying the feed.
In light of this new study, we call on industry to begin cleaning the feed immediately.
Find out more:
Concerns Raised Over Salmon Feed Contamination and Controls in Norway
Pure Salmon Campaign has been alerted to concerns regarding the rigor of Norwegian government oversight and controls in the salmon farming industry. On February 24, the Pure Salmon Campaign sent letters to Norwegian Ministers of Health and Agriculture raising questions concerning toxins, including PCBs, lead and cadmium contamination in salmon feed used in Norway.
Among the issues raised in the letters were safety of Norwegian food and seafood, testing and tracking of fish feed and farmed salmon, and conflicts in management.
Norwegian Government Scientist Points Out Problems with Salmon Feed at Costco Annual Meeting
At Costco's annual general meeting, Pure Salmon and a Norwegian government scientist discuss their concerns about one of the local retail giant's most popular products — farmed salmon.
Costco is one of the largest purveyors of farmed salmon in the United States. Most of the farmed salmon Costco sells comes from Norwegian-based companies, which dominate the industry.
Cadmium was found in Norwegian farmed salmon feed as far back as April 2005, according to the World Trade Organization. This discovery prompted the Canadian government to destroy the contaminated feed shipments. Furthermore, late last year, Russian authorities placed a temporary ban on the import of Norwegian farmed salmon, citing high levels of cadmium and lead.
Separately, Norwegian authorities disclosed they had found nitrites in smoked salmon. Nitrites are banned for use in food products as it reacts with amines in foodstuffs and transforms into carcinogenic nitrosamines. Nitrites stabilize food color and influence taste.
Russia says "Nyet" to Norwegian Salmon
There are growing concerns about the levels of cadmium and lead found in Norwegian farmed salmon exported to Russia. Russia has banned Norwegian farmed salmon since 5 December 2005. On the eve of a meeting between the two governments that may result in a lifting of the ban, more of the story is coming out. Cadmium was found in farmed salmon feed as far back as April 2005 and the area of dispute centers on the failure of the VKM to issue any official warning about potential contamination of farmed salmon.
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