South Korea: Norwegian seafood imports decreased slightly last year

As a result of the Norwegian Fisheries Committee's tally of Norwegian seafood exports around the world last year, Korea ranked 14th. In addition, the awareness of the ‘Seafood from Norway’ origin mark was also found to be on a steady rise. According to the Norwegian Fisheries Committee on the 6th, the global export volume of Norwegian seafood in 2023 recorded 2,853,988 tons. Among these, exports to Korea amounted to 72,138 tons, a slight decrease of about 4% compared to the previous year (75,585 tons), but the Norwegian Fisheries Committee explains that this is a good performance considering the overall slowdown in seafood consumption in the trade market. In particular, the Norwegian Fisheries Committee positively evaluated the growing awareness among Korean consumers of the origin of Norwegian seafood. As a result of a survey conducted by the Norwegian Seafood Board commissioned by public opinion research company Ipsos, the awareness of Seafood from Norway, the Norwegian ...