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Norwegian Russian Fish Trade
By
Torbjorn Trondsen
Norwegian College of Fishery Science
University of Tromso
Norwegian-Russian Fish Trade Balance 1996-2000
Mill kg Billion NOK NOK/kgExport 953 5.0 5.2Import 580 6.7 11.5Balance 373 -1.7
Russian gain from the Norwegian fish trade.
•Increased the fish for inland consumption 373 mill kg
•A profit of 1.7 billion NOK (about 200 mill USD)
Norwegian Fish Import from Russia
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Import mill kg
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Import species
• Cod fish from Barents trawlers– Fresh fish delivered directly to Norwegian
processing plants– Frozen fish delivered and resold from frozen
stores– Processed to frozen fillets for export– Exported without further processed
Norwegian Fish Export to Russia
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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Export mill kg
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Export species
• Low priced frozen small pelagic species herring– Mackerel– Capelin– Blue whiting
• High priced aqua cultured species– Salmon and trout
Drivers in the trade
• Norway – Established network and capacity in export oriented
fish processing plants– Access to pelagic quotas– Efficient pelagic catching and processing industry
• Russia– Codfish quotas of in the Barents sea– Inefficient fish processing industry– Russian regulation and tax policy for own caught catch– Demand for cheap food
The Fishing Industries Relative ImportanceFinnmark Troms Nordland North Norway
Fishermen 2000 1360 2140 3370 6870% of Norwegian 10 % 15 % 24 % 48 %
Landings 0Norwegian 88 90 140 318
Foreign 68 24 5 97Processing plants. 42 40 128 210Workers in fish processing 2280 1470 1830 5580
Aquaculture companies 24 59 118 201
Jobs in fishing industry % of total jobsCounty 8 % 4 % 4 %
Fishing Industry in Northern Norway