Norway Pelagic
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| Company type | Limited company |
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| Industry | Seafood, food processing |
| Founded | (2007) |
| Headquarters | Ålesund, Norway |
Key people | Arne Møgster (Chairman) Tor Vikenes (CEO) |
| Products | Wild caught atlantic herring, atlantic mackerel and capelin, production and distribution |
| Revenue |  NOK 3,638 mill (2011)[1] |
 NOK 61 mill (2011)[1] | |
| Total assets | NOK 2,491 mill (2011)[1] |
| Total equity | NOK 1,029 mill (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 415 (2011)[1] |
| Parent | Austevoll Seafood |
| Website | www |
Norway Pelagic is a producer and exporter of pelagic fish, such as atlantic herring, atlantic mackerel and capelin, caught in the seas close to Norway. Total raw material processed is on annual basis about 50% of total landings of pelagic fish in Norway processed for human consumption. Norway Pelagic ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and its head office is in Ålesund, Norway.
Norway Pelagic has ownership interest in 15 production plants along the Norwegian coast. Fully controlled plants are located at Sommarøy, Lødingen, Bodø, Liavåg, Selje, Måløy (3 plants), Kalvåg, Florø, Austevoll and Karmøy. Partly controlled plants are Modolv Sjøset AS, Træna (66%), Sir Fish AS, Sirevåg (60%) and North Capelin Honningsvåg AS, Honningsvåg (50%). In addition the company owns 25% of the shares of Shetland Catch Ltd, Shetland, UK. The company main operations are production of roundfrosen and fillets of atlantic herring, roundfrosen atlantic mackerel and capelin. Other products are atlantic horse mackerel, atlantic mackerel fillets, and roe from atlantic herring and capelin. Almost entire production is for export and the most important markets are Japan, Russia, Ukraine and Germany.
In 2009, Marine Stewardship Council certification was awarded to Norway Pelagic for its Chain of Custody Standards.[2] The certified fisheries are Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring, the North Sea Herring and the North East Atlantic Mackerel. This certification guarantees that all Norway Pelagic products of these species originate from sustainable fisheries. However, in April 2012, the mackerel certification was suspended due to the quota conflict between Norway/EU and Iceland/Faroe Islands.[3]
