Aller Aqua Norge faces trial over 35,000 escaped salmon.
Aller Aqua Norge, the Norwegian subsidiary of Danish feed company Aller Aqua, goes to trial on 18 August 2025 over a 2022 salmon escape that saw approximately 35,000 fish leave its Floteneset site in Vadheimsfjorden, Sogn.
The escape, which occurred on the night of 29 October 2022, involved sexually mature salmon and fish carrying disease during the wild salmon spawning season in Sognefjorden. The incident posed a potential threat to the region’s already vulnerable wild salmon population, according to the public prosecutor.
The company was initially fined NOK 4.5 million, a penalty it refused to pay. In response, the state increased the claim by an additional NOK 1 million and added legal costs.
The trial is scheduled for seven days in the district court, according to Firda. The case is being closely watched by industry and environmental groups, highlighting ongoing concerns over containment and biosecurity practices in Norwegian aquaculture, which is the country’s largest seafood export sector.
