How Italians Want Norwegian Traditional Fish

March 20, 2025 Norwegian Seafood Council

Over several years, Italians’ consumption of stockfish and baccalà has been declining, which has also caused concern for Norwegian exporters. The decline in consumption is largely due to younger people having neither the time nor the knowledge to soak and prepare the traditional raw materials. Cooking should be quick and easy.

Best First Half-Year of All Time for Norwegian Seafood Exports

The export value of Norwegian seafood has never been higher in the first half of the year than in 2021. In the first six months of the year, Norway exported seafood worth NOK 53.7 billion. This represents a growth in value of just over 1 per cent, or NOK 646 million, when measured against the first half of last year.