Tonight | Foreign Correspondent on ABC: Norway’s New Oil tests salmon’s clean image – Foreign Correspondent investigates the global rise of farmed salmon and the environmental questions now confronting one of Norway’s most valuable exports.
The episode has a clear Australian connection because salmon is now a familiar product in supermarkets, restaurants and home kitchens. Norway’s New Oil looks beyond the clean, premium image of farmed salmon to examine what that global demand means for the waterways, wild fish and communities tied to its production.
Inside Norway’s Salmon Industry
Norway is the world’s biggest salmon producer and helped turn farmed salmon into a major international business. The industry has become closely linked to Norway’s reputation for clean water, pristine landscapes and sustainable exports.
Reporter Naomi Selvaratnam travels through Norway to see the industry at scale, from fjords shaped by fish farming to rivers where wild salmon have long been part of local life.
A Global Appetite With Local Consequences
The investigation looks at concerns around open-net farming, pollution, disease and climate change, as well as the fears of families who fish Norway’s rivers and worry about the future of wild salmon.
Foreign Correspondent has built its reputation on international reporting that connects overseas events to questions audiences can recognise at home. This episode turns a familiar dinner-table ingredient into a wider story about food production, regulation and the cost of scale.
When To Watch Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent: Norway’s New Oil airs Tuesday 28 July 2026 at 8.00pm on ABC and ABC iview.
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