Certificates

Nordlaks works continuously to become more sustainable. Below you can read about our certifications, and what these entail, as well as which of our locations are ASC certified.

GlobalG.A.P

GlobalG.A.P.

Global G.A.P. certification is an international standard that safeguards production at all stages of the value chain. It deals with animal welfare and health, food safety, environmental protection, as well as employee health and welfare. This certificate shows that production at Nordlaks complies with the standard`s requirements in all respect.

ASC logo

ASC-C-03901

The ASC standard sets strict requirements for responsible and sustainable production of salmon. It focuses on animal welfare, and environmental and social conditions. There is a requirement that Nordlaks is transparent, and that we annually report data from our plants and facilities. Nordlaks Sales AS and Nordlaks Produkter AS are certified according to the MSC Chain of Custody standard, and must maintain the ASC certification throughout the value chain.

IFS logo

IFS Food

The IFS Food Standard assesses the products and production processes to evaluate a food manufacturer’s ability to produce safe, authentic and quality products in accordance with legal requirements and customer specifications. It supports companies in meeting the increasing demands for transparency and traceability in the market and helps to improve product integrity and increase efficiency. Nordlaks Produkter AS is IFS certified. IFS Food meets the criteria of the Global Food Safety Initiative – GFSI.

HACCP logo

HACCP

The HACCP system is an internationally recognized system for hazard analysis and risk assessment within the food industry, particularly with regard to contamination by microorganisms, foreign substances and foreign bodies. The system helps us to ensure that all the food safety risks of our products are known, prevented, eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level.

Kosher logo

Kosher

Kosher certification is the stamp of kosher approval by a rabbinical agency that confirms that they have checked the products’ ingredients, manufacturing facilities and actual production to ensure that all ingredients, derivatives, tools and machinery have no traces of non-kosher substances. The Kosher certified symbol assures consumers that both the actual product and its production comply with all requirements of Kosher law.

GMP+ logo

GMP+ certification

The approval shows that we produce safe feed ingredients in accordance with customer specifications and legal requirements. We achieve this through continuous improvements, high competence, a living quality system and sustainable solutions.

FDA approval

The approval shows that salmon produced at Nordlaks Produkter AS is approved for export to the USA.

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Antibiotic-Free

All salmon from Nordlaks is produced without the use of antibiotics. This work has now been confirmed through third-party certification from Mérieux NutriSciences – and Nordlaks is the first salmon producer in Norway to achieve this certification.

Certificate of Antibiotic-Free Product

The ASC-standard (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) have certain demands on monitoring our locations. Below is a list of our ASC-certified locations.

The site is located in Tysfjorden, north of Forsaneset in Hamarøy municipality, Nordland county.

Aquaculture Register
Link to map and site information

Site number:
19278

Capacity:
6,240 tonnes

Last stocking:
Spring 2025

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.04%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Mortality of birds or mammals:

Sum:
0

The site is located in Dyrøysundet, outside Dyrøyhamn in Dyrøy municipality, Troms county.

Aquaculture Register
Link to map and site information

Site number:
35317

Capacity:
3,600 tonnes

Last stocking:
Spring 2025

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.01%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Storskarv
Art (engelsk):
Great cormorant
Art (latin):
Phalacrocorax carbo
Kategorisering:
NT
Antall:
1
Dato:
24.10.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
1

The site is located in Gullesfjorden, off Holand in Kvæfjord municipality, Troms  (Southern Troms). The site extends diagonally from the shore at depths ranging from 70 to 190 meters.

Aquaculture Register
Link to map and site information

Site number:
17176

Capacity:
4,395 tonnes

Last stocking:
Autumn 2025

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.33%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

The site is located in the western part of Toppsundet in Harstad municipality, Troms county (Southern Troms). The site extends diagonally from the shore, oriented north–south, at depths ranging from 80 to 110 meters.

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
30236

Capacity:
5,670 tonnes

Last stocking:
Spring 2024

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
Data forthcoming

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Storskarv
Art (engelsk):
Great cormorant
Art (latin):
Phalacrocorax carbo
Kategorisering:
NT
Antall:
1
Dato:
13.11.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
19.07.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fiskemåke
Art (engelsk):
Common gull
Art (latin):
Larus canus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
21.05.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fiskemåke
Art (engelsk):
Common gull
Art (latin):
Larus canus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
30.04.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
28.04.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
24.04.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
19.04.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
18.04.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Toppskarv
Art (engelsk):
European shag
Art (latin):
Gulosus aristotelis
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
23.01.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
2
Dato:
04.01.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Storskarv
Art (engelsk):
Great cormorant
Art (latin):
Phalacrocorax carbo
Kategorisering:
NT
Antall:
1
Dato:
09.12.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Sildemåke
Art (engelsk):
Lesser black-backed gull
Art (latin):
Larus fuscus
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
22.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fiskemåke
Art (engelsk):
Common gull
Art (latin):
Larus canus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
20.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fiskemåke
Art (engelsk):
Common gull
Art (latin):
Larus canus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
06.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Fiskemåke
Art (engelsk):
Common gull
Art (latin):
Larus canus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
03.06.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
15

The Finnkjerka site is located in Raftsundet in Hadsel municipality. The site lies in a current-exposed area close to shore, over a seabed that slopes down to approximately 75 meters depth toward the center of the sound. A deeper area is located west of the site (100–130 meters depth).

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
13527

Capacity:
5,460 tonnes

Last stocking:
Autumn 2022

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
Data forthcoming

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Alkekonge
Art (engelsk):
Little auk Dovekie
Art (latin):
Alle alle
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
09.01.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Alkekonge
Art (engelsk):
Little auk Dovekie
Art (latin):
Alle alle
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
07.01.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Toppskarv
Art (engelsk):
European shag
Art (latin):
Gulosus aristotelis
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
26.10.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Toppskarv
Art (engelsk):
European shag
Art (latin):
Gulosus aristotelis
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
29.08.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fjellrype
Art (engelsk):
Mountain ptarmigan
Art (latin):
Lagopus muta
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
2
Dato:
20.09.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
14.09.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Nei
Art (norsk):
Gråmåke
Art (engelsk):
European herring gull
Art (latin):
Larus argentatus
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
27.08.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
8

The Molgavlen site is located in the southern part of Raftsundet, just north of the island of Molla, in Vågan municipality. The site lies in a current-exposed area, oriented north–south from the shore, over a seabed that slopes downward toward the north, from approximately 40 meters to more than 100 meters in depth.

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
13293

Capacity:
3,120 tonnes

Last stocking:
Autumn 2022 generation

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
Data forthcoming

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Storskarv
Art (engelsk):
Great cormorant
Art (latin):
Phalacrocorax carbo
Kategorisering:
NT
Antall:
1
Dato:
11.12.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Svartbak
Art (engelsk):
Great black-backed gull
Art (latin):
Larus marinus
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
22.08.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
2

The Høgholmen site is located in Flatøysundet, between the islands of Flatøya and Helløya, in Harstad municipality. The site is oriented northeast–southwest, at depths ranging from 60 to 110 meters.

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
10536

Capacity:
6,615 tonnes

Last stocking:
Spring 2023

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.37%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Toppskarv
Art (engelsk):
European shag
Art (latin):
Gulosus aristotelis
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
2
Dato:
05.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Ærfugl
Art (engelsk):
Eider
Art (latin):
Somateria mollissima
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
1
Dato:
06.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Toppskarv
Art (engelsk):
European shag
Art (latin):
Gulosus aristotelis
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
2
Dato:
06.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Ærfugl
Art (engelsk):
Eider
Art (latin):
Somateria mollissima
Kategorisering:
VU
Antall:
2
Dato:
05.09.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
7

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
11318

Capacity:
4,680 tonnes

Last stocking:
Spring 2024

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.003%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Kråke
Art (engelsk):
Crow
Art (latin):
Corvus cornix
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
19.02.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Fjellrype
Art (engelsk):
Mountain ptarmigan
Art (latin):
Lagopus muta
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
31.01.2025
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Art (norsk):
Kråke
Art (engelsk):
Crow
Art (latin):
Corvus cornix
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
1
Dato:
06.12.2024
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
3

Aquaculture Register
Link to listing

Site number:
11338

Capacity:
6,600 tonnes

Last stocking:
Autumn 2024

ASC certification status:
Approved. Download certificate

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for sea lice:
Download plan

Deviation between stocked and harvested fish
(calculated as a percentage of stocked fish):
0.0%

Information about sea lice at the site:
See lice counts on Barentswatch

Listed diseases:
No

Other voluntary certifications:
Global G.A.P

Bird mortality

Art (norsk):
Sildemåke
Art (engelsk):
Lesser black-backed gull
Art (latin):
Larus fuscus
Kategorisering:
LC
Antall:
2
Dato:
22.12.2023
Selvdød ja/nei:
Ja
Sum:
2

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