Overview of the preliminary activities of the Qingdao Fisheries Expo, significant growth in sales of Norwegian salmon and Arctic shrimp, Canada expected to regain Arctic shrimp market share.

The day before the exhibition opened, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) held the "Norway-China Seafood Summit 2025," delving into the development prospects in the seafood trade between the two countries. China has become Norway's third-largest export market NSC CEO Christian Chramer introduced that by 2025, China had become Norway's third-largest seafood export market, with export volume and value nearly doubling compared to the previous year. This is due to the gradual recovery of Chinese consumption and the rapid growth of e-commerce business. Chramer stated that the United States is still Norway's largest market, but China's growth momentum is particularly strong, with salmon being the main growth species, and other traditional species such as pollock, cod, and Arctic shrimp also seeing their market share rise. "Based on the current situation, by 2025, Norway's top three markets will be the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, with China's growth rate almost twice ...