Why has Norwegian aquaculture flourished into a worldwide leader, while the rest of the EU has lagged behind?

“Yes they (Norway) have nice sites, but they also have something that we don’t -- a real strategy, with real licenses and well managed fjords, and a will to make aquaculture one of their key sectors, because they know that oil and gas won't last forever,” said Arnault Chaperon, who is head of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers, and of Norway Seafoods' farming operations in France [...]