Norwegian Russian Fish Trade By Torbjorn Trondsen Norwegian College of Fishery Science University of Tromso

Russian gain from the Norwegian fish trade. Increased the fish for inland consumption 373 mill kg A profit of 1.7 billion NOK (about 200 mill USD)

Norwegian Fish Import from Russia

Import species Cod fish from Barents trawlers –Fresh fish delivered directly to Norwegian processing plants –Frozen fish delivered and resold from frozen stores –Processed to frozen fillets for export –Exported without further processed

Norwegian Fish Export to Russia

Export species Low priced frozen small pelagic species herring –Mackerel –Capelin –Blue whiting High priced aqua cultured species –Salmon and trout

Drivers in the trade Norway –Established network and capacity in export oriented fish processing plants –Access to pelagic quotas –Efficient pelagic catching and processing industry Russia –Codfish quotas of in the Barents sea –Inefficient fish processing industry –Russian regulation and tax policy for own caught catch –Demand for cheap food

Fishing Industry in Northern Norway