OSLO - A major investor from the land of the vikings said China would be the next big fish market to be conquered by Norwegian salmon.

"China is too big to ignore," Hogne I. Tyssoy, portfolio manager of the Holberg Triton fund, said in an interview in Oslo. "Now when it's opening again, Norwegian seafood has an exciting future in China."

Norway, the world's biggest Atlantic salmon producer, is seeking to increase seafood exports as the global demand for healthy proteins rises, especially in emerging markets such as China.