SalMar's offshore farm

Havmerden, or Ocean Farm 1, is an installation located in Frohavet in Froya municipality in Trondelag, Norway.

  • The cage is designed to be able to produce salmon in more exposed places than traditional cages.
  • It cost around NOK 700 million (€67 million/$80 million), and can hold around 1.6 million salmon in different chambers.
  • It has a height of 69 meters and a diameter of 110 meters.
  • The project was the first to receive so-called development permits, and received eight permits in February 2016.