Regional restructuring in the Norwegian seafood industry

Monica Plechero and Heidi Wiig

Chapter 10 in Sustainable Regional Restructuring, 2025, pp 145-162 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Green and digital transformations are crucial for driving efficient regional economic restructuring in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. However, limited knowledge exists on how regional industrial specialisations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engage with these transformations, and on the role that regional stakeholders and institutions can play in supporting a twin transition for post-pandemic recovery. This chapter explores current green and digital interconnections in the seafood industry along the Norwegian coast, which is the world's second-largest exporter of fish and seafood. While sustainable practices are common in the North-western regions, digital investments in SMEs remain underdeveloped. Using data from a survey and interviews with seafood production and processing firms, this chapter examines the progress of green and digital transitions and assesses how the regional environment shapes SMEs’ twin transformation. This understanding could potentially support a more effective post-pandemic regional restructuring.

Keywords: Green and digital transformations; Regional restructuring; Institutional support; Seafood industry; North-western Norway (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330782
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