A fear that fish might jump 100 meters across dry land, has made Norwegian authorities deny the Norwegian-Russian fish farming company Kirkenes Charr a license to set up a butchery. This will probably mean the end for the company and millions of NOK in losses for the Russian and Norwegian investors.
The Kirkenes fjord just a few kilometers from the Norwegian-Russian border is a national salmon fjord, with special restrictions for fish farming. For the Norwegian-Russian fish farming company Kirkenes Charr it is a matter of existence or shut down to be allowed to establish a butchery at their land based fish farm.
Their application to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority on establishing the butchery has been turned down due to the risk of charr escaping from the fish farm and into the fjord. That would mean that the fish would have to make a 100 meter jump over dry land. And even if the charr would manage this incredible jump, there is still little danger for the salmon stock.
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