Marine Harvest is the world's leading fish farming company, and the leading producer and supplier of farmed salmon in the world. We also are important suppliers of sea trout, and are pioneering the farming of species new to aquaculture such as cod, halibut, yellowtail, sturgeon, tilapia and barramundi.

As an organisation we are present in all production stages of the aquaculture value chain and supply to customers in the retail, food service and industry sectors. We focus on the production and supply of a wide range of products including further processed products to reflect customers' requirements and preferences and today's ever-changing consumer lifestyles. We have a proven commitment to innovative and dynamic product development and the resources to supply fast growing international demand.

Today, Marine Harvest employs over 6,000 people across the world and has production operations in eight countries on five continents:

Marine Harvest Europe covering the sales and marketing operations in Europe and the production and processing operations in Norway, Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium and Poland.

Marine Harvest Asia/Pacific covering sales in Japan and the rest of Asia and Australia, plus the production of yellowtail in Japan and barramundi in Australia.

Marine Harvest North America covering the sales and marketing operations in the USA and Canada, and the production and processing operations in West Canada.
Marine Harvest Chile covering the production and processing operations in Chile and sales in South America.

Fish Farming

Marine Harvest farms 10 species of fish in eight countries on five continents.

The species of fish farmed by Marine Harvest are Atlantic salmon, coho salmon, chinook/king salmon, sea trout, cod, white halibut, white sturgeon, barramundi, yellowtail and tilapia.

Marine Harvest has fish farming activities in Australia, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Scotland & USA. In all locations, farming is conducted responsibly, with care for the fish, the environment and the final product quality.

Most of the fish farming cycles involve a hatchery where the fish are bred and raised for the first weeks or months of their lives. They progress through a series of increasingly large tanks before being released into sea cages, where they are kept with plenty of space to swim around until they have grown to market size. In some cases, such as barramundi in Australia and yellowtail in Japan, the young fish are brought into the farming cycle from external sources.

Details of the fish farming cycles can be found on the Fish farming lifecycle pages.