Stockfish festival in Badalucco

 "Norwegian stockfish is fantastic, and Lofoten is like a beautiful cold store". That's the verdict of Norway's new  stockfish ambassador in Italy, Marianna Vitale, says after her very first trip to the homeland of stockfish.

Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other ground fish worth NOK 1.25 billion in the first month of 2016. This is 11 per cent or NOK 128 million more than during January 2015. Growth is accounted for by a new export record for fresh products, as well as high levels of frozen cod.

August was a good month for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 165,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.5 billion in August. Volume was 2 per cent higher, while export value increased by 7 per cent or NOK 501 million compared to August last year.