Industry code 03.21
Marine aquaculture
674 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 431 companies we have accounts for.
- Active companies
- 674
- Typical revenue (median)
- NOK 65.5 m
- Typical operating margin
- 4.2 %
- Share with a profit
- 56.8 %
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
- 4Lerøy Midt ASHitra485 employees
- 5Lerøy Aurora ASTromsø294 employees
- 6Nordlaks Oppdrett ASHadsel250 employees
- 7Lerøy Seafood Group ASABergen249 employees
- 8Lerøy Vest ASAustevoll231 employees
- 9Mowi Markets Norway ASBergen228 employees
- 10Sjøtroll Havbruk ASAustevoll220 employees
Where is the industry based?
- Bergen33
- Frøya27
- Austevoll26
- Oslo22
- Stavanger21
- Bjørnafjorden18
- Tysnes17
- Øygarden16
- Kinn15
- Ålesund14
- Vestvågøy12
- Nærøysund12
Largest municipalities for marine aquaculture
- Marine aquaculture in Bergen
- Marine aquaculture in Frøya
- Marine aquaculture in Austevoll
- Marine aquaculture in Oslo
- Marine aquaculture in Stavanger
- Marine aquaculture in Bjørnafjorden
- Marine aquaculture in Tysnes
- Marine aquaculture in Øygarden
- Marine aquaculture in Kinn
- Marine aquaculture in Ålesund
- Marine aquaculture in Vestvågøy
- Marine aquaculture in Nærøysund
- Marine aquaculture in Bømlo
- Marine aquaculture in Trondheim
- Marine aquaculture in Bodø
- Marine aquaculture in Kristiansand
- Marine aquaculture in Tromsø
- Marine aquaculture in Kvinnherad
- Marine aquaculture in Herøy
- Marine aquaculture in Hitra
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.

