• Challenges and opportunities: impacts of COVID-19 on Norwegian seafood exports 

      Asche, Frank; Straume, Hans-Martin; Garlock, Taryn M.; Johansen, Ulf; Kvamsdal, Sturla Furunes; Nygård, Rune; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Tveterås, Ragnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A rapidly growing literature shows that COVID-19 and the measures to contain the spread of the virus can have significant market impacts for seafood. These can be interruptions of production, or reductions in demand directly ...
    • Climate change and small pelagic fish price volatility 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Asche, Frank; Oglend, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Price volatility, an indicative measure of price uncertainty, is an important factor influencing fisheries cost, income, food security, and pressure on fish stocks. An increase in price volatility means that prices are ...
    • Energy consumption for salmon slaughtering processes 

      Ates, Mehmet Baris; Widell, Kristina Norne; Nordtvedt, Tom Ståle; Cojocaru, Andreea-Laura (Chapter, 2017)
      Today’s slaughtering and processing method for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using large refrigerated seawater (RSW) and buffer tanks before and during a stepwise processing regime has now reached its limits. To overcome ...
    • Fish Pool priser - Hva forteller de oss fremtidige laksepriser? 

      Asche, Frank; Misund, Bård; Øglend, Atle (Journal article, 2016)
      I denne artikkelen diskuterer vi hva FishPools futurespriser sier om fremtidige laksepriser. En forutsetning for at en futureskontrakt skal gi en god sikring er at futuresprisen er et godt estimat på fremtidig spotpris. ...
    • Identifying Opportunities for Aligning Production and Consumption in the U.S. Fisheries by Considering Seasonality 

      Love, David C.; Asche, Frank; Gephart, Jessica A.; Zhu, Jiafeng; Garlock, Taryn; Stoll, Joshua S.; Anderson, James; Conrad, Zach; Nussbaumer, Elizabeth M.; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Bloem, Martin W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Seasonality is a natural feature of wild caught fisheries that introduces variation in food supply, and which often is amplified by fisheries management systems. Seasonal timing of landings patterns and linkages to consumption ...
    • Impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. Seafood Availability 

      Anderson, James L.; Asche, Frank; Garlock, Taryn; Hegde, Shraddha; Ropicki, Andrew; Straume, Hans-Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Seafood is the food group with the highest share traded, and the U.S. is the world’s largest seafood importer, importing 79% of the seafood consumed. Hence, a study examining the impacts of the measures to contain COVID-19 ...
    • Insights from transaction data: Norwegian aquaculture exports 

      Straume, Hans-Martin; Landazuri-Tveteraas, Ursula; Oglend, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This paper discusses how transaction data can be used to shed light on trade dynamics in seafood exports, with Norwegian salmon exports as the case. There is a large literature on exports and imports of salmon between ...
    • Intermediaries in Norwegian salmon exports 

      Straume, Hans-Martin; Asche, Frank; Øglend, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Production of a number of important aquaculture species is highly export oriented, and intermediaries play an important role in the supply chains facilitating the trade. This paper examines the role of intermediaries (e.g. ...
    • Is capture-based aquaculture viable? The case of Atlantic cod in Norway 

      Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Asche, Frank; Bronnmann, Julia; Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir; Straume, Hans-Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an important branch of the aquaculture industry that differs from closed cycle farming in that the stocking material consists of captured wild fish or other aquatic organisms. By skipping ...
    • Lønnsom foredling av sjømat i Norge 

      Digre, Hanne; Bar, Eirin Marie Skjøndal; Mathiassen, John Reidar Bartle; Standal, Dag; Grimsmo, Leif; Henriksen, Kristian; Romsdal, Anita; Asche, Frank (Research report, 2014)
      Automatisering og robotisering av produksjonsprosesser forventes å få en sentral plass i samfunnet. I en utredning fra Stiftelsen for Strategisk Forsking i Sverige, forventes det at i løpet av en periode på 20 år, vil hele ...
    • Product forms and price transmission in major European salmon markets 

      Straume, Hans-Martin; Asche, Frank; Landazuri-Tveteraas, Ursula; Misund, Bård; Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Zhang, Dengjun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Product development is often an important component in increasing demand for successful aquaculture species. However, this topic has not received much attention due to limited data availability. In this paper, we investigate ...
    • Renewable energy in fisheries and aquaculture: Case studies from the United States 

      Scroggins, Rachel E.; Fry, Jillian P.; Brown, Mark T.; Neff, Roni A.; Asche, Frank; Anderson, James L.; Love, David C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fisheries and aquaculture are highly reliant on fossil fuels and must transition to renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and meet global planetary heath goals. Here, we assessed total and renewable energy use in ...
    • Rice Fields, Mountains and the Invisible Meatification of Korean Agriculture 

      Müller, Anders Riel (Chapter, 2023)
      A trip through the South Korean countryside means passing through landscapes dominated by rice fields and tree-covered mountains. This landscape, and the farmers working the land, represents a kind of national authenticity ...
    • The São Paulo wholesale seafood market: A study of fish prices in Brazil 

      Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz; Oglend, Atle; Bertolini, Renata Melon Barroso; Muñoz, Andrea Elena Pizarro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We analyze fish pricing in the São Paulo wholesale market, the second largest seafood market in South America. Quantitative price analysis is complemented by interviews with participants in the value chain to answer how ...