The fleet is thriving, processors are barely surviving — Norway must choose

Fishermen earn margins comparable to salmon farmers while processors scrape by at break-even. Norway can’t have it both ways: either remain a raw material exporter or make reforms that give the land-based industry a fighting chance.

Igor Palinkas (to the left) and Angel Andereury Castro cuts fillets at Norway-based Oldervik Fiskeindustri in northern Norway.
Igor Palinkas (to the left) and Angel Andereury Castro cuts fillets at Norway-based Oldervik Fiskeindustri in northern Norway.Photo: Kjersti Sandvik
Published 5 September 2025, 03:30Updated 5 September 2025, 03:30
NorwayRegulationsMarianne NaessMarianne Sivertsen NaessStorting