Will diversification bring new investors to the seafood sector?

Vertical integration of companies, combined with diversification of species and geographies is the future of the seafood sector, according to finance experts at the IntraFish Investor Forum.

If you look at companies such as Leroy, Austevoll and Cooke, all of whom are involved with a number of species – both wild and farmed -- and in varied geographies, “this is the future," said Per Even Hauge, director at DNB markets.

The customers, namely retailers, are looking for a diverse portfolio, so if one company can offer different species this is the key, said Hauge.