Tromso Hatchery Breeding the perfect cod By MALCOLM DICKSON
Norwegian cod production figures reveal a gradual upward trend
Above: the Norwegian Cod Breeding Centre Opposite page: the centre has facilities for holding family groups of cod eggs, fry, fingerlings and mature fish, as well as an algae production facility
COD aquaculture has become the poor relation of the booming salmon farming industry over the last 5 years or so. Poor prices and inconsist- ent performance, both in the hatchery and in grow-out, have plagued the devel- opment of the industry. However, while the UK cod farming industry virtually disappeared overnight with the collapse of No Catch in 2008, many in the Norwe- gian aquaculture sector have maintained their belief in a long-term future for the species.
Norway produced over 21,000 tonnes of farmed cod in 2010, which seems insignifi cant in the context of total aquaculture production of around 1 mil- lion tonnes, but still refl ects a gradual
Fish Farmer September/October 2011 14 upward trend.
One of the main resources behind con- tinued efforts to develop the cod farming industry is the Norwegian Cod Breed- ing Centre at Kraknes, near Tromso in northern Norway. The centre is owned and operated by the Norwegian Govern- ment research organisation, Nofi ma (formerly Fiskeriforskning). It includes dedicated facilities for stripping, hatch- ing, feeding and broodstock management for the Cod Breeding Programme. Alongside Fish Farmer’s William Dowds I visited the land-based site in July, at the kind invitation of the Norwe- gian Seafood Export Council as part of a ‘sustainable Norwegian seafood’ visit to Tromso.
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