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- Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, a vertically integrated seafood producer founded in 1899 and headquartered in Bergen, Norway, engages in the production of salmon and trout; wild catch of whitefish including cod, haddock, saithe, shrimp, crab, mussels, and Greenland halibut; value-added processing, sales, and distribution of fresh, frozen, smoked, marinated, ready-to-eat, and ready-to-cook products such as fillets, portions, breaded fish, burgers, patties, and seaweed items; and marketing under brands including Norway Seafoods, Arctic Supreme, Fjord Trout, Aurora Salmon, Fossen, Sea Eagle, Lerøy, and Mær. The company operates farming operations in Norway's North, Mid, and West regions, as well as a 50% stake in Scottish Sea Farms in Scotland; processing and packaging plants in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and the Shetland Islands; and sales offices in the USA, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand, serving supermarkets, restaurants, canteens, hotels, wholesalers, retailers, food service providers, and industrial customers across more than 80 countries. Recent developments include record harvest volumes of 59,200 gutted weight tonnes of salmon and trout in Q3 2025 despite biological challenges from high sea lice pressure and temperatures; announcement in Q4 2025 of investments in Aquatraz closed containment technology under Norway's environmental flexibility scheme in partnership with SalMar, targeting first fish in Q1 2027; additional NOK 350 million commitment to submerged cages aiming for 45% salmon shielding by mid-2025; planned total capex of NOK 2.0 billion for 2025 focused on biology improvements, fish welfare, post-smolt technology, and VAP&D growth; issuance of a new NOK 500 million green bond in October 2025; and sustained progress toward 200,000-tonne Norwegian harvest goal in 2025 with VAP, Sales & Distribution segment achieving record Q3 earnings on higher volumes and lower raw material costs.