Production volume and value: 2.34 million tons, worth NOK 11,9 billion
No. of fishing vessels: 7,305
Value of exports: $ 3.7 billion
Value of imports: $ 560 million
Main Commodities: Salmon, Whitefish, Pelagics, Shrimp, Other
Consumption kg/year/capita: 54 kg
Main export countries:
Japan, Denmark, France, and Russia

The export of Fish accounts for 6% of all exports from Norway.

Fishing and fish farming's share of GDP: 0.6%

Safe stocks, sustainable fishing - Norway's fishery policy pays off
- EM 5/2009
Hallvard Lerøy AS - Norway's biggest salmon exporter - Bullish on growth
- EM 3/2002
Strandkaien Fisk AS - supplies from all over the country - Service and quality
- EM 3/2002
The future of aquaculture - New species for fish farming
- EM 3/2002

News
• Intrafish

Fisheries
• Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries
• Norwegian Seafood Export Council


Organisations
• Norwegian Raw Fish Organisation
• Norwegian Seafood Association
• Fishfarming Norway - Export and Import

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Norway’s fishery policy pays off

The oceans have been fished empty, fish species are threatened with extinction. Negative reports like these can be heard nearly every day. They are an obvious source of concern to consumers, particularly since some environmental organisations then advise people to eat less fish. Traders are alarmed, too, and remove the supposedly endangered species from their counters and shelves. Sometimes too fast, because even in the case of the closely observed species cod there can be no objections to consuming fishes that come from healthy stocks and a sustainable fishery like that practised in Norway.

The fish industry is the economic backbone of a lot of coastal regions in Norway. Fishing, aquaculture and fish processing provide over 30,000 people with work and income. With an export value of 3.5 billion EUR per year the seafood industry is one of the most important export sectors in the country. The huge economic and social significance of fishing explains why Norway sets such great store by keeping its living marine resources within safe biological limits and utilizing them sustainably. More...