At Mowi, we work with the ocean to produce nutritious, delicious and supreme-quality seafood. We fulfill one fifth of global demand for farm-raised Atlantic salmon and are constantly driven by innovation and the desire to achieve the highest standards of sustainability.
In Canada, we operate salmon farms on the coast of beautiful British Columbia and Vancouver Island, where over 300 people produce about 23,000 tonnes of sustainable farm-raised Atlantic salmon each year.
Our salmon are four-star certified to the Global Aquaculture Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices.
The many phases of Mowi’s fish farming business in British Columbia are located in or near a number of coastal communities.
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 11 000 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
August 27th, 2026 Mowi Canada West is responding to a naturally occurring bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo plankton affecting several farms in the Port Hardy area. This toxin-producing marine plankton has caused elevated mortality at some sites. Our teams are closely monitoring conditions and have implemented measures to protect fish welfare and maintain site conditions. Mortality removal is
Oct. 29, 2024 Sheep Pass, Klemtu We are aware of an incident involving seal entanglement at one of our fish farming sites. We take this matter seriously and are working closely with the Kitasoo Nation and relevant authorities to understand how this occurred and to prevent similar incidents in the future. We are committed to
Oct. 29, 2024 Bell Island, Port Hardy Over the summer, several Mowi Canada West (MCW) farms experienced higher then usual mortality caused by a prolonged bloom of a harmful Chaetocerous species of plankton. While MCW has robust plankton mitigation measures in place, this plankton bloom also impacted our ability to feed. The bloom subsided, water
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