Sandberg predicts the doubling of the fishing industry – Adresseavisen

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– 200 billion is possible, but then one must desire it. I see no reason that fiskerinæringene not going to be the leading Norwegian industry in the future. We have most of the prerequisites and I get with the industry on a sustainable focus, is twenty per cent growth in the year possible, ” says Sandberg to VG.

There is already an a record year for the fishing industry on the 90 billion, but Sandberg says it must focus beyond salmon and fish farming to reach the goal

– We are totally dependent on to get up fangstnivået for cod and white fish and pelagic fish (mackerel and herring). Growth within the farming and fishing will be able to provide thousands of new jobs along our coast, ” says Sandberg.

Markedsinnsiktsdirektør Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit in Norway sjømatråd is positive.

We enjoy very good signals from Sandberg and to make sure the industry can grow in the coming years, ” he says.

So far this year is the Norwegian sjømateksport on 56,3 billion of which the salmon amounts to nok 37.8 billion, followed by the cod of 5.8 billion.