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Species

Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout

The last 30 years have seen substantial growth in the Norwegian salmon farming industry. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is the dominant species and in 2009 approximately 850,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon were produced in Norway. Read more

Farmed cod

Since 2000 the production of cod has steadily increased and in 2009 more than 20,000 tonnes of farmed cod were produced in Norway. Read more

Farmed halibut

Halibut farming started in the beginning of the 1980s, but difficulties with fry production gave the industry a difficult start. Today there is small but growing commercial production of halibut in Norway.In 2009, Norwegian farmers produced 1,568 tonnes of halibut. Read more

Farmed mussels

Blue mussel farming has a long history in Norway, although it is still a relatively small industry. In 2009, Norwegian farmers produced 1,649 tonnes of blue mussels. Read more

Farmed Norwegian Arctic char

In 2009, a total of 83 tonnes of farmed Norwegian Arctic char were produced in Norway by several small producers. Read more

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 85
E-mail: postmottak@fkd.dep.no

P.O. Box 8118 Dep
0032 Oslo
Norway