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oppdrettsnæring

English translation: fish farming industry

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Norwegian term or phrase:oppdrettsnæring
English translation:fish farming industry
Entered by: Sven Petersson

08:50 Jan 7, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Fisheries
Norwegian term or phrase: oppdrettsnæring
Forskjell mellom oppdrettsnæring og akvakultur. Er det enkelt og greit fish farming og aquaculture?
doatley
Norway
Local time: 03:07
fish farming industry
Explanation:
From Kunnskapsforlaget, norsk-engelsk:
"oppdrettsanlegg (for fisk) fish farm.
næring (føde) nourishment, food; (levevei) industry, trade"
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 03:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2fish farming industry
Sven Petersson
4fish hatcheries
Tore Bjerkek


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
oppdrettsnæring
fish farming industry


Explanation:
From Kunnskapsforlaget, norsk-engelsk:
"oppdrettsanlegg (for fisk) fish farm.
næring (føde) nourishment, food; (levevei) industry, trade"


    Kunnskapsforlaget
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vedis Bjørndal: Med hensyn til forskjell tror jeg 'akvakultur' er mer generell betegn. og 'oppd.n.' mer spesiell
6 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Richard Lawson
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oppdrettsnæring
fish hatcheries


Explanation:
I would say that fish farming and quaculture are synynyms. However, I believe it is referred to the the hatchery sector and the sector, which supply fingelings or young fish to the fish farms.

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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