Eide, who just returned to Norway from a lengthy trip abroad, received a full briefing of the controversies currently raging in the aquaculture industry.

“I’m not about to play down what’s happened, we have to take it seriously, but I will mention that following my trip I have to state that there is tremendous demand for salmon," he said. "In fact, demand is greater than it has ever been."

The FHL boss said agricultural industries have learned to live with attacks from wealthy activivist organizations.

“We