SalMar ASA is a

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company and one of the world's largest producers of farmed salmon. The company's main activities include marine-phase farming, broodfish and smolt production, processing and sale of farmed salmon. It holds 100 licenses for production of Atlantic salmon in Norway, located in

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and, through its subsidiary Senja Sjøfarm AS,

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. It also owns 50% of Norskott Havbruk which operates fish farms as

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. The company is based in Frøya and is listed on the

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since 2007. The company was founded in 1991, its main shareholder is today the founder's son

Gustav Magnar Witzøe Gustav Magnar Witzøe (born February 8, 1993 in Frøya) is a Norwegian billionaire and significant shareholder of salmon fish farming company SalMar ASA. He is one of the youngest billionaires in the world, his father having made him SalMar's m ...

. SalMar sells farmed salmon across Asia, the United States, Canada, the Russian Federation and Norway.

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Food and drink companies of Norway Companies based in Trøndelag Food and drink companies established in 1991 Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange 1991 establishments in Norway {{Norway-company-stub