Commercial Fishing


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Norway Commercial Fishing


Norway is one of the largest seafood producers in the world, representing the nation's largest export industry after oil and gas. Norway exports of farmed and wild fish are distributed to over 150 countries.

Species of fish landed in Norway include cod, haddock, pollock, ling, cusk, herring, mackerel, anglerfish, wolffish, Atlantic salmon, arctic char, trout, capelin, Greenland halibut, plaice, turbot, spiny dogfish, redfish and others.

Shellfish and mullosks include deep water prawns, lobsters, brown crabs, red king crabs, oysters, scallops and mussels.