Campbell River, located at the mid-point of the east coast of Vancouver Island, is home to Mowi Canada West’s main office. Known as "The Salmon Capital of the World", Campbell River is home to many resource industries including tourism, mining and forestry.
Port Hardy and Port McNeill, at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, are home to about 200 Mowi employees.
Klemtu, on the mainland central coast, is home to the Kitasoo/Xai'xais people and Kitasoo Seafoods. This joint venture between the Kitasoo and Mowi has helped make fish farming a part of the community.
Mowi globally produces one-fifth of the world’s farm-raised salmon at facilities in Norway, Scotland, Canada, Chile, Ireland and the Faroe Islands. Globally, we employ over 12 000 people. Mowi is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) and its shares also trade on the US OTC market. Mowi ASA is one of the largest seafood companies in the world, and the world’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon.
Since the Mowi adventure started in 1964 the company has grown and changed in many ways. From its humble beginnings, when a few pioneers started farming fish in their back yards, through to the present day, Mowi has become a global leader in its field. As the company has grown, both organically and as a result of mergers and acquisitions, Mowi has maintained its leading position at the forefront of the aquaculture industry.
The adventure of Mowi begins
First stocking of salmon smolt in seawater. Hydro buys 50 % of Mowi.
Mowi becomes a recognized brand.
Several M&As and Norsk Hydro takes 100 % ownership of Mowi.
The Marine Harvest group is established from three independent companies (Pan Fish, Marine Harvest, Fjord Seafood).
Mowi establishes its own feed division, strengthening a fully integrated value chain.
Morpol becomes part of Marine Harvest Group.
Marine Harvest aquires Gray Aqua Group and Northern Harvest, and establish Mowi Canada East.
Marine Harvest once again becomes Mowi.
MOWI brand launch
Release Date: October 15, 2019 Klemtu, BC. Kitasoo/Xai’Xais Territory: The Kitasoo/Xai’Xais First Nation and Mowi Canada West have reached agreement on a new 10-year partnership for economic development and employment centred around salmon farming and processing in Klemtu. This new agreement builds on a 20-year relationship between the Nation and Mowi and includes enhanced protocols
For new trainees of Mowi Canada, it’s off to “boot camp” in Shelter Pass – not just to learn about company procedures and their positions, but to be drilled on safety, since new and young workers are statistically at risk in B.C. In other words: do your job well, but do it safely. To that
An inspirational, educational networking event. That’s how some of the 90 attendees at the second Mowi Women in Aquaculture event held September 20 at the Oyster Bay Resort summed it up. Nadine Gibbs, the company’s Canadian Sales Representative, says “As most of us are spread out within Mowi Canada West, this was a great opportunity for knowledge sharing and addressing