The new Norway Minister for Fisheries, Per Sandberg, has confirmed he will
formally open the 11th NASF Conference in Bergen March 2nd. His theme: “The
Seafood Sector – Our work towards increased production and competitiveness”.

Says Minister Per Sandberg: “The NASF conference is an important meeting
place for key players in the seafood industry. I am pleased to be here at the 11th
edition of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen. The seafood sector plays a
key part both in meeting global food security challenges and in creating economic
growth and welfare in Norway. I think both increased sustainable production and
competitiveness in the seafood sector will be of the highest importance in the
future”.

Per Sandberg has been Minister of fisheries since December 2015. Since 1997 he
has been a permanent representative in Parliament. He has held the position as
Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications, as well as
the Standing Committee on Justice. As Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg is
responsible for fisheries and aquaculture management, seafood safety, fish health
and welfare, framework conditions for the seafood trade and market access for
Norwegian seafood.
The new Minister has shown great enthusiasm and initiatives with his new
responsibilities’ since he took office in December 2015.

The Norwegian seafood industry is delighted with this Ministerial appointment.
Says Geir Ove Ystmark, Managing Director for Norway’s Seafood Federation
(Seafood Norway) : “NASF has become an important global arena with located in
the marine capital of Bergen. We in Seafood Norway and our many members
have a good cooperation with NASF. It is exciting that our new Minister of
Fisheries will come to Bergen and share his visions for future developments’ of the
industry, seen from the Norwegian Government perspective”.

Says Jorgen J. Lund, Managing Director of North Atlantic Seafood Forum: “ We
are honoured that Minister Per Sandberg of Norway will visit the 11th NASF arena
and take part in our proceedings. As the world’s largest seafood business
conference; it is of much importance that our top-level executives can meet such
important policy makers and hear their perspectives’ on the industry future; and
how they envision the framework conditions to be in the years’ ahead.”