Industry code 03.22

Freshwater aquaculture

141 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 105 companies we have accounts for.

Active companies: 141
Typical revenue (median): NOK 26.2 m
Typical operating margin: 14.5 %
Share with a profit: 75.5 %

Largest companies by revenue

1Salmar Settefisk ASFrøyaNOK 1.5 bn
2Aquagen ASTrondheimNOK 962.1 m
3Helgeland Smolt ASGildeskålNOK 684.7 m
4Svanøy Havbruk ASKinnNOK 368.2 m
5Torghatten Aqua ASBrønnøyNOK 294.1 m
6Erko Settefisk ASBergenNOK 263 m
7Hardingsmolt ASKvamNOK 256.4 m
8Sævareid Bruk ASBjørnafjordenNOK 255.6 m
9Sisomar ASSørfoldNOK 248 m
10Salmar Dåfjord ASFrøyaNOK 209.2 m

Largest employers

1Aquagen ASTrondheim196 employees
2Salmar Settefisk ASFrøya132 employees
3Helgeland Smolt ASGildeskål72 employees
4Hima Seafood Rjukan ASTinn70 employees
5Svanøy Havbruk ASKinn50 employees
6Hardingsmolt ASKvam47 employees
7Akvafarm ASSenja33 employees
8Nekton Settefisk ASSmøla31 employees
9Salmar Dåfjord ASFrøya31 employees
10Sisomar ASSørfold31 employees

Where is the industry based?

Vestnes7
Frøya6
Nærøysund5
Bjørnafjorden5
Oslo4
Flekkefjord4
Namsos4
Averøy4
Bergen3
Vestre Slidre3
Øygarden3
Tjeldsund3

Largest municipalities for freshwater aquaculture

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.