The apparent conflict of Norwegian pelagic fisheries management and Norwegian seafood council export promotion
Journal: The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
Year: 2022

The Norwegian government operates pelagic fishery management systems designed to avoid overfishing and foster sustainable annual landings while at the same time managing an export promotion program designed to increase foreign sales of herring and mackerel. Simultaneously promoting foreign sales of pelagic fish and limiting the availability of those fish for sale are policies in apparent conflict. This research demonstrates, however, that effective limits on the availability of pelagic fish for