The government wants seafood to play a greater role in food security and emergency preparedness, while bringing together existing work on sustainability, health and aquatic food production.
Seafood exports were one of the key topics during the meeting, as they represent approximately 22% of Norwegian merchandise exports to the United States.
The Norwegian Environment Agency is responsible for several national environmental monitoring programmes covering both freshwater and marine ecosystems.
Seafood Norway says fish mortality in H1 was 35.7% lower than in the same period three years earlier, although mortality increased in two production areas.
