NASF focuses on the key network between cutting edge innovation, technology, research, policy, finance, trade and commercialization.

What are the Main Drivers Changing the Global White Fish Industry?

Chaired by one of the world’s largest whitefish exporters; Torunn Halhjem Senior Director at U.S. Trident Seafood in Seattle; 10 executives from 4 continents will discuss the outlook for this huge whitefish sector. This important North Atlantic Seafood Forum (NASF) industry seminar gives you the opportunity to hear from some of the world’s top white fish operators about their businesses - and what they think about the structural changes that may affect the industry worldwide.

The whitefish market is facing challenges partly due to historically high cod quota on North Atlantic cod in the Barents Sea, high quota levels for Alaska Pollock in both the U.S. and Russia. With whitefish prices currently trending higher after being in the lower end last year, is the market now at a turning point? How will raw material volatility, trade embargoes and major swings in currency rates affect key markets and exports?

The North Atlantic Seafood Forum is the world’s largest seafood business conference, and a leading executive meeting place for the seafood industry.

Can the traditional whitefish species now re-conquer a position and lost market shares from the farmed freshwater species like pangasius and tilapia? How can whitefish markets be developed in eco-emerging countries like China, Russia and Brazil and in the USA? What is happening in Western Europe where further cut-backs and consolidation downstream is taking place?

The White fish industry is looking at increasing raw material prices and market outlook seems strong, for this still low priced, high quality meat. In that respect there should be plenty of opportunities through the value chain in the white fish industry.

In Bergen, March 3-5 2015, around 600 delegates from more than 35 countries and 300 companies will attend NASF.

Speakers at NASF 2015

Global whitefish market supply and price outlook
• Ragnar Nystoel, CEO, Kontali, Norway

Global white fish supply outlook
• North Atlantic supply – Webjorn Barstad, CEO, Havfisk, Norway
• Russia Pollock & Cod supply and markets – Ivan Osadchiy, Director, Russian Fishing Company, Russia
• North American Pollock and Hake supply – Allen Kimball, EVP, Trident Seafoods, USA
• World Hake supply outlook – Felix Ratheb, CEO, Sea Harvest, South Africa

NASF is a broad annual industry event covering all major facets of the seafood sectors.

Supplies from new white fish aquaculture
• Outlook for tilapia – Magdalena Lamprecht Wallhoff, VP Sales, Regal Springs Tilapia, USA
• Outlook for seabream and sea bass – Hayri Deniz, Director Killic, Turkey (invited)

Global white fish markets
• UK retail markets: Paul Geary, Senior buying manager, ASDA, UK
• European demand for white fish products, Jean-Louis Meuric, Consultant, France (formerly procurement officer with Nestle France)
• White fish consolidation and brand developments – lessons learned from the salmon industry, Senior executive, Marine Harvest, Norway

The 10th conference in 2015 is an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the leading world seafood operators.

Panel discussion: Prospects for structural changes in White Fish markets
• Proposed new Norway fisheries regime – impact on Norway white fish, Geir Ove Ystmark, CEO, Norway Seafood Federation, Norway
• Panel Debate and Q&A
Seminar Chair Torunn Halh jem Chair and Key speakers
Moderated by Drew Cherry, Intrafish Media, USA

About The North Atlantic Seafood Forum - NASF

Around 100 speakers will present papers in 10 seminars over 3 days.

The North Atlantic Seafood Forum is the world’s largest seafood business conference, and a leading executive meeting place for the seafood industry. In Bergen, March 3-5 2015, around 600 delegates from more than 35 countries and 300 companies will attend NASF.

NASF is a broad annual industry event covering all major facets of the seafood sectors. NASF focuses on the key network between cutting edge innovation, technology, research, policy, finance, trade and commercialization.

The 10th conference in 2015 is an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with the leading world seafood operators, and other key players, along with financial institutions from the world’s largest seafood capital market, all in the same venue.

Source: NASF

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