26 000 Farmed Salmon Still On the Loose

08 April, 2025
– International –

In February, one of the salmon pens sank off the small town of Storvik in Norway and 27 000 farmed salmon escaped. The Norwegian Coast Guard, along with a number of nearby diving centres, immediately responded to recover the escaped salmon. The company, Mowi, also offered a bounty to nearby fishermen of NOK 500 per salmon caught.

But despite rewards and help from various parts of the community, only 1,282 fish have been caught so far. 26,000 escaped farmed salmon are still missing. Now the Norwegian government has stepped in and is demanding that Mowi take major action.

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has ordered Mowi to immediately ensure that the escaped salmon are completely removed from 20 waterways in Nordland and Troms in Norway.

Cover photo: Envato. Stock image of spawning salmons.

Text: Lena Scherman

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