Consumption volume of salmon of Mowi ASA 2018, by country

In 2018, the consumption volume of salmon produced by Mowi reached almost 2.17 million metric tons of gutted weight of salmon in total, of which nearly 956 thousand metric tons were consumed in the EU market. Fishery is a major industry in Norway and there are many seafood companies in the country. The globally operating company Mowi ASA, formerly known as Marine Harvest ASA, is one of them and is specialized in the production of Atlantic salmon. This species belongs to the most farmed fish in Norway, reaching a sales volume of almost 1.3 million metric tons in 2018.

 Harvest volume 

   In the same year, Mowi’s global harvest volume of salmon totaled at approximately 2.18 million metric tons of gutted weight. Salmon harvested in Norway accounted for more than 50 percent of the total volume, amounting to nearly 1.13 million metric tons. Other countries for the harvest were Chile, Scotland, North America, the Faroe Islands, Australia and Ireland.

 ASC certified sites

   The non-profit organization Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) uses a certification and labelling program for sustainable and responsible aquaculture producers. In 2018, 78 sites of Mowi ASA had the ASC certification. Among these sites, most were in Norway, followed by Canada and Ireland.