New record for salmon export

As much as 61% of the seafood exported from Norway comes from fish farming. The most dominant markets for Norwegian seafood is EU with a share of 57%. In EU, France is the biggest market. Outside EU, Russia represent the biggest growth in any markets for Norwegian farmed fish in 2012. Russia is now the biggest singel market for Norwegian farmed salmon and trout.

- Global consumption trends with focus on sushi and health, combined with effective marketising lifts the salmon. We see a trend where a growing numbers of people prefer salmon, and they tend to eat salmon more often, says Terje Martinussen, director of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council