The announcement earlier this month that Norwegian seafood giants Nergaard Group and Norsk Sjomat would be merged and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange took the industry by surprise, but now that the dust has settled, the executive in charge of the new company sees that the road ahead will be a challenging one.

"It is a mix of joy and horror to be listed on a stock exchange," Tommy Torvanger, CEO of Negard and incoming CEO of the combined group, Norsk Sjomat, told IntraFish sister publication DN.no.