Torstein Karlsen

Flakstadvåg Laks AS is a sustainable and healthy salmon farming private company based in Flakstadvåg, Norway. Flakstadvåg Laks AS has six licenses in several locations along the coast of Senja, where they farm salmon and trout. The Norwegian company follows a policy to maintain a sustainable value chain and healthy farmed salmon. The company produces around 9,000 tons of top-quality salmon every year. The company's process starts on shore, where roe is fertilized in fresh water, develops into fry and then smolt. The company has dedicated employees who have received advanced training in their field and have years of experience. Flakstadvåg Laks AS is also the very first producer of organic salmon in Norway. The company wants to certify all their production locations in accordance with the sustainability standard – ASC. The company sells fresh, whole salmon directly to the market, to other export companies, and to their own processing facility for salmon products. The company was founded in 1990, and the CEO is Roy Alapnes.