Industry code 03
Fishing and aquaculture
9,140 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 3,219 companies we have accounts for.
- Active companies
- 9,140
- Typical revenue (median)
- NOK 1.5 m
- Typical operating margin
- 12.3 %
- Share with a profit
- 65.7 %
Largest companies by revenue
- 1Salmar Oppdrett ASFrøyaNOK 19 bn
- 2Salmar Farming ASFrøyaNOK 14.7 bn
- 3Cermaq Norway Salmon ASSteigenNOK 7.7 bn
- 4Cermaq Norway ASSteigenNOK 6.7 bn
- 5Lerøy Midt ASHitraNOK 5.4 bn
- 6Haugland Gruppen ASBergenNOK 5 bn
- 7Lerøy Midt Sjø ASHitraNOK 4.6 bn
- 8Grieg Seafood ASABergenNOK 3.7 bn
- 9Nova Sea Havbruk ASLurøyNOK 3.7 bn
- 10Lerøy Aurora ASTromsøNOK 3.7 bn
Largest employers
- 1Mowi ASABergen2913 employees
- 2Salmar Farming ASFrøya1278 employees
- 3Cermaq Norway ASSteigen1254 employees
- 4Abyss ASKristiansund508 employees
- 5Lerøy Midt ASHitra485 employees
- 6Lerøy Aurora ASTromsø294 employees
- 7Nordlaks Oppdrett ASHadsel250 employees
- 8Lerøy Seafood Group ASABergen249 employees
- 9Lerøy Vest ASAustevoll231 employees
- 10Mowi Markets Norway ASBergen228 employees
Where is the industry based?
- Nordkapp66
- Tromsø43
- Austevoll33
- Vardø28
- Alta26
- Senja24
- Lebesby24
- Øksnes23
- Hammerfest23
- Vågan22
- Herøy21
- Gamvik20
Largest municipalities for fishing and aquaculture
- Fishing and aquaculture in Nordkapp
- Fishing and aquaculture in Tromsø
- Fishing and aquaculture in Austevoll
- Fishing and aquaculture in Senja
- Fishing and aquaculture in Vestvågøy
- Fishing and aquaculture in Alta
- Fishing and aquaculture in Vågan
- Fishing and aquaculture in Nærøysund
- Fishing and aquaculture in Hammerfest
- Fishing and aquaculture in Øksnes
- Fishing and aquaculture in Øygarden
- Fishing and aquaculture in Frøya
- Fishing and aquaculture in Lebesby
- Fishing and aquaculture in Ålesund
- Fishing and aquaculture in Vardø
- Fishing and aquaculture in Måsøy
- Fishing and aquaculture in Bømlo
- Fishing and aquaculture in Karlsøy
- Fishing and aquaculture in Herøy
- Fishing and aquaculture in Bergen
Sub-industries
Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.