Despite having plans to become a vet, Dahlen was drawn into the seafood industry through summer jobs she took in Norwegian fish processing factories while she saved money to go backpacking. Now an ingrained industry advocate, she is focused on transforming the economic situation of the Norwegian whitefish industry and creating a sustainable future for the industry she loves.
IntraFish: How did you enter the seafood industry and why? What drew you to it as a career?
Ingvild Dahlen: When I was finished at high school, I was looking for a job, saving money for a backpacker trip.
