Norwegian salmon
Scandinavian farmed seafood
Norwegian salmon is salmon farmed or caught in Norway, one of the world's largest producers of Atlantic salmon.
The term often appears on restaurant menus and in fish markets to indicate origin and imply quality: The Norwegian salmon is flown in fresh twice a week.
Norway's cold, clear fjords provide ideal conditions for salmon aquaculture.
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
cold smoked · fish farm · fillet · omega-3 · fatty acids · sashimi · sushi grade · farmed · sea lice · lox · gravlax · pink · Scandinavia · cold-water · open ocean · oily · spawning · Nordic
- exportscrude oil, petroleum, natural gas, oil, gas
- regional seafoodMaine lobster, Maryland crab, Gulf shrimp, Japanese eel, Dungeness crab
premium seafood status
Norwegian salmoncanned tuna
Preserved ocean fish
fish sticks · catfish · pollock · imitation crab · surimi