5 July 2021 04:00

Best first half-year of all time for Norwegian seafood exports

The export value of Norwegian seafood has never been higher in the first half of the year than in 2021. In the first six months of the year, Norway exported seafood worth NOK 53.7 billion. This represents a growth in value of just over 1 per cent, or NOK 646 million, when measured against the first half of last year."Despite a strengthened Norwegian krone and the fact that the markets are still af

10 June 2021 12:08

“Seafood needs to be “sexier” to win hearts and bellies of modern consumers”

This is just one of the points raised by EAT founder Gunhild Stordalen when asked how to inspire a new generation of seafood consumers in a chat with Norwegian Seafood Council CEO Renate Larsen at this week’s North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF). Stordalen and her organization EAT has been appointed by the UN ahead of this autumn’s Food Systems Summit, the first of its kind, to come up with groundb

3 June 2021 04:00

Growth trend continues for Norwegian seafood exports in May

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 8.3 billion in May, an increase of NOK 484 million, or 6 per cent, compared with May 2020. This continues the seafood export growth trend from April. "Measured in value, this year's May is the third-best May of all time for Norwegian seafood exports. Salmon exports have continued to grow from April, at the same time as we have experienced a marked increase in expo

25 May 2021 07:06

Norwegian salmon – the world’s most popular fish

It’s only just over 50 years since the first successful salmon farm in Norway. Since then, salmon – or in fact Norwegian salmon - has become the world’s most popular fish. Grilled, smoked, fried, sushi, burgers, in woks, wraps, pokebowls and tacos. The options are limitless when it comes to the dishes where salmon can be used. Salmon's great versatility, taste and high nutrient content are import

7 May 2021 07:13

New report: The recipe for increasing seafood consumption

The world needs to eat more seafood, both from an environmental and nutritional point of view. But what is it going to take for more people to choose seafood, and for people to eat more healthy and sustainable proteins from the ocean? In its new report, “Seafood Trends”, the Norwegian Seafood Council presents some answers to what people want and expect from the seafood industry – as well as what i

6 May 2021 10:16

Better than expected Norwegian skrei season

Many feared a challenging 2021 skrei season due to the global pandemic and record high quotas for cod. But when summarizing this year’s winter cod season it is not all doom and gloom for Norwegian exports. The traditional Norwegian skrei season runs from January to April and the Norwegian Seafood Council concludes exports remained resilient and adaptable in a changing market landscape. In total 38

5 May 2021 04:00

Growth in Norwegian seafood exports continue despite challenging market conditions

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 8.6 billion in April. This is an increase of NOK 338 million, or 4 per cent, compared with April last year. Thus, the positive development from last month continues. "Even though the seafood markets are still strongly affected by the corona pandemic and a strengthened Norwegian krone, the value of seafood exports in April is the second highest April ever. This is

13 April 2021 09:06

We must protect our oceans – but giving up seafood is not the solution

There’s no doubt Netflix’s most recent documentary about oceans, Seaspiracy, has caused quite a stir. But, it is great that the role of seafood in the future of food-debate and health of our oceans are being talked about outside of the fish pond. “It is just a shame the programme’s “solution” to save our oceans is to give up seafood all together. That is the last thing we should do – the world nee

8 April 2021 04:00

March all-time-high boosts a solid first quarter for Norwegian seafood exports

Never before has the value of Norwegian seafood exports been higher in March than in 2021. In the first three months of the year, Norway exported seafood worth NOK 27.7 billion, a decrease in value of 3 per cent, or NOK 742 million, compared with the same period last year. It is still the second-best first-quarter result ever. "Norwegian seafood exports have had a solid start in 2021, primarily d

3 March 2021 05:00

Fall in Norwegian seafood export value despite growth in volume for some species

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 8.7 billion in February. This figure represents a decrease of NOK 482 million, or 5 per cent, compared with February last year, and continues the downward trend that started in January."Although seafood markets are still strongly affected by the corona pandemic, the value of seafood exports in February is the second-highest February on record. This is partly becau

3 February 2021 05:00

Significant fall in value for Norwegian seafood exports in January

Norway´s seafood exports totalled NOK 8.1 billion in January. This is a decrease of NOK 1.6 billion, or 16 per cent, compared with January 2020. "The decline in January is primarily due to a significant fall in the export value of salmon. We also see a decline in exports of trout and fresh cod compared to the record-month of January 2020", says Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, Director of Market Insight and Mar

27 January 2021 11:11

Get ready for skrei season - The world's finest cod is here!

Pristinely white flesh, succulent and with a delicate flavour, skrei is in a different league to its regular cod brothers. It is the result of the epic journey Norwegian skrei undertake every single winter. As they have done for thousands of years, cod from the depths of the icy Barents Sea migrate over 1,000 kilometres to the shores of Northern Norway every winter. It is a hazardous journey, a qu