“What we have noticed is that they point out things that neither our discerning customers from the rest of the world nor the Norwegian inspectors have put their finger on,” Leroy told IntraFish. “We’ve quite simply had to pull our socks up. All in all I would say the Russians have supplied us with new knowledge.”

Leroy is in high spirits about prospects for the Russian market. “I’ve followed the market in Russia, and am not aware of any other market with greater potential for Norwegian seafood in the future than Russia," he said.

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