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Site 12839 · Fjord municipality · Production area 5, Stadt til Hustadvika

Below the lice limit, week 39Operated by Hofseth Sea Farming AS · group unknown
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0.00Adult female lice per fishLimit 0.50 · below the limitWeek 39, 2026 · Norwegian Food Safety Authority · updated 01 Oct 2026
0Weeks above the limit in 2026of 39 weeks with a countCalculated by the Salmon Ledger · Norwegian Food Safety Authority · updated 01 Oct 2026
6Lice treatments in 2026Latest: Freshwater treatment, week 39, 20262026 · Norwegian Food Safety Authority · updated 01 Oct 2026
0Active disease casesNone recordedRegister since 26 Nov 2024 · Norwegian Food Safety Authority · updated 01 Oct 2026
14Wellboat visits in 2026by 1 vessel · latest 14 Apr 2026Derived from AIS · Norwegian Coastal Administration (AIS) · updated 01 Oct 2026
4Escapes reported1 salmon, March 2021Since 2006 · Directorate of Fisheries · updated 01 Oct 2026

Sea lice against the limit

Weekly average of adult female lice per fish, as reported by the company. For this site the limit is 0.2 in weeks 16–21 and 0.5 for the rest of the year. Hatched weeks have no count and count neither as above nor below.

2026

Source: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, weekly lice counts reported by the companies · Limit: Regulation on sea lice control § 8 · Updated 01 Oct 2026
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Adult female lice per fish per week, 2026
WeekAdult female lice per fishLice limitStatus
10.310.5Below the limit
20.050.5Below the limit
30.280.5Below the limit
40.360.5Below the limit
50.370.5Below the limit
60.340.5Below the limit
70.260.5Below the limit
80.160.5Below the limit
90.010.5Below the limit
100.090.5Below the limit
110.020.5Below the limit
120.120.5Below the limit
130.050.5Below the limit
140.090.5Below the limit
150.080.5Below the limit
160.000.2Below the limit
170.000.2Below the limit
180.050.2Below the limit
190.020.2Below the limit
200.030.2Below the limit
210.050.2Below the limit
220.060.5Below the limit
230.090.5Below the limit
240.140.5Below the limit
250.190.5Below the limit
260.130.5Below the limit
270.110.5Below the limit
280.190.5Below the limit
290.170.5Below the limit
300.200.5Below the limit
310.200.5Below the limit
320.240.5Below the limit
330.200.5Below the limit
340.040.5Below the limit
350.080.5Below the limit
360.100.5Below the limit
370.270.5Below the limit
380.400.5Near the limit
390.000.5Below the limit

Earlier years

20250 of 37 weeks with a count above the limit
Source: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, weekly lice counts reported by the companies · Limit: Regulation on sea lice control § 8 · Updated 01 Oct 2026
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Adult female lice per fish per week, 2025
WeekAdult female lice per fishLice limitStatus
1unknown0.5Not reported
2unknown0.5Not reported
3unknown0.5Not reported
4unknown0.5Not reported
5unknown0.5Not reported
6unknown0.5Not reported
7unknown0.5Not reported
8unknown0.5Not reported
9unknown0.5Not reported
10unknown0.5Not reported
11unknown0.5Not reported
12unknown0.5Not reported
13unknown0.5Not reported
14unknown0.5Not reported
15unknown0.5Not reported
160.000.2Below the limit
170.000.2Below the limit
180.000.2Below the limit
190.000.2Below the limit
200.000.2Below the limit
210.000.2Below the limit
220.000.5Below the limit
230.000.5Below the limit
240.000.5Below the limit
250.000.5Below the limit
260.000.5Below the limit
270.010.5Below the limit
280.000.5Below the limit
290.010.5Below the limit
300.010.5Below the limit
310.000.5Below the limit
320.030.5Below the limit
330.010.5Below the limit
340.010.5Below the limit
350.010.5Below the limit
360.160.5Below the limit
370.110.5Below the limit
380.230.5Below the limit
390.220.5Below the limit
400.240.5Below the limit
410.330.5Below the limit
420.230.5Below the limit
430.000.5Below the limit
440.300.5Below the limit
450.130.5Below the limit
460.260.5Below the limit
470.170.5Below the limit
480.400.5Near the limit
490.130.5Below the limit
500.130.5Below the limit
510.110.5Below the limit
520.310.5Below the limit
20240 of 48 weeks with a count above the limit
Source: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, weekly lice counts reported by the companies · Limit: Regulation on sea lice control § 8 · Updated 01 Oct 2026
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Adult female lice per fish per week, 2024
WeekAdult female lice per fishLice limitStatus
10.430.5Near the limit
20.060.5Below the limit
30.050.5Below the limit
40.090.5Below the limit
50.080.5Below the limit
60.070.5Below the limit
70.080.5Below the limit
80.080.5Below the limit
90.180.5Below the limit
100.260.5Below the limit
110.030.5Below the limit
120.010.5Below the limit
130.030.5Below the limit
140.070.5Below the limit
150.040.5Below the limit
160.110.2Below the limit
170.030.2Below the limit
180.090.2Below the limit
190.060.2Below the limit
200.100.2Below the limit
210.120.2Below the limit
220.130.5Below the limit
230.130.5Below the limit
240.130.5Below the limit
250.210.5Below the limit
260.200.5Below the limit
270.080.5Below the limit
280.250.5Below the limit
290.250.5Below the limit
300.130.5Below the limit
310.030.5Below the limit
320.030.5Below the limit
330.030.5Below the limit
340.090.5Below the limit
350.200.5Below the limit
360.160.5Below the limit
370.150.5Below the limit
380.370.5Below the limit
390.230.5Below the limit
400.030.5Below the limit
410.080.5Below the limit
420.190.5Below the limit
430.280.5Below the limit
440.200.5Below the limit
450.080.5Below the limit
460.120.5Below the limit
470.380.5Below the limit
480.350.5Below the limit
49unknown0.5Not reported
50unknown0.5Not reported
51unknown0.5Not reported
52unknown0.5Not reported
20230 of 12 weeks with a count above the limit (data from week 40)
Source: Norwegian Food Safety Authority, weekly lice counts reported by the companies · Limit: Regulation on sea lice control § 8 · Updated 01 Oct 2026
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Adult female lice per fish per week, 2023
WeekAdult female lice per fishLice limitStatus
40unknown0.5Not reported
410.000.5Below the limit
420.000.5Below the limit
430.000.5Below the limit
440.030.5Below the limit
450.040.5Below the limit
460.030.5Below the limit
470.020.5Below the limit
480.080.5Below the limit
490.110.5Below the limit
500.170.5Below the limit
510.180.5Below the limit
520.330.5Below the limit

Treatments

Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  • Week 39, 2026
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatmentWhole site
  • Week 16, 2026
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing8 pens
  • Week 15, 2026
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatment10 pens
  • Week 9, 2026
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatment4 pens
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  • Week 8, 2026
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing14 pens
  • Week 2, 2026
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatmentWhole site
  • Week 49, 2025
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatment10 pens
  • Week 48, 2025
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing8 pens
  • Week 43, 2025
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing4 pens
  • Week 42, 2025
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing16 pens
  • Week 38, 2025
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatment6 pens
  • Week 25, 2025
    Medicinal feed6 pens · Emamectin benzoat
  • Week 44, 2024
    Medicinal bath3 pens · Azamethiphos
  • Week 39, 2024
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousing8 pens
  • Week 35, 2024
    Thermal delousing1 pen
  • Week 34, 2024
    Thermal delousingWhole site
  • Week 30, 2024
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatmentWhole site
  • Week 10, 2024
    Thermal delousing, Freshwater treatmentWhole site
  • Week 2, 2024
    Freshwater treatment, Thermal delousingWhole site
  • Week 46, 2023
    Medicinal feed5 pens · Emamectin benzoat
  • Week 43, 2023
    Medicinal feed4 pens · Emamectin benzoat

Disease

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

No cases in the Food Safety Authority's register of notifiable diseases (since 26 Nov 2024).

Escapes

Directorate of Fisheries
  • 24 Mar 2021
    1 salmon escapedCause: Vi vet ikke årsak, da noten ikke har vært håndtert på 1 mnd. den ble kontrollert etter forrige avlusing. · recaptured 1 · Directorate of Fisheries
  • 16 Nov 2018
    49 rainbow trout escapedCause: Annet · recaptured 1 · Directorate of Fisheries
  • 11 Aug 2017
    16 rainbow trout escapedCause: Ikke avklart · recaptured 1 · Directorate of Fisheries
  • 20 May 2017
    40 rainbow trout escapedCause: Håndtering · recaptured 1 · Directorate of Fisheries

Wellboat visits

14 visits in 2026

Visits are derived by us from the Coastal Administration's AIS positions: a fish carrier stationary within 500 metres of the farm for at least 30 minutes. The AIS archive lags about 17 days. A visit is not proof of infection.

ArrivalVesselPrevious farm (14 days)Duration
14 Apr 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land20 h 35 min
13 Apr 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land14 h 30 min
12 Apr 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land4 h 13 min
12 Apr 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land10 h 18 min
10 Apr 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land35 h 55 min
23 Feb 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land12 h 19 min
22 Feb 2026Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land11 h 49 min
21 Feb 2026Ro Fjellno other farm10 h 49 min
20 Feb 2026Ro Fjellno other farm9 h 37 min
12 Jan 2026Ro FjellSaltskår disease or zone there5 h 44 min
09 Jan 2026Ro FjellSaltskår disease or zone there12 h 39 min
07 Jan 2026Ro FjellSaltskår disease or zone there12 h 49 min
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ArrivalVesselPrevious farm (14 days)Duration
06 Jan 2026Ro FjellSaltskår disease or zone there18 h 12 min
05 Jan 2026Ro FjellSaltskår disease or zone there6 h 45 min
03 Dec 2025Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land10 h 30 min
02 Dec 2025Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land10 h 7 min
01 Dec 2025Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land9 h 57 min
30 Nov 2025Ro FjellOpshaugvik Land19 h 58 min
21 Oct 2025Ro FjellBugane12 h 10 min
20 Oct 2025Ro FjellBugane9 h 48 min
16 Sep 2025Ro VentureGrasholman11 h 29 min
15 Sep 2025Ro VentureGrasholman14 h 33 min
04 Aug 2025HavoernOveråneset1 h 40 min
04 Aug 2025HavoernOveråneset2 h 16 min
30 May 2025HavoernOveråneset3 h 44 min
29 May 2025HavoernOveråneset3 h 52 min
16 Apr 2025Ro ChiefVorpeneset4 h 8 min
09 Apr 2025HavoernRindarøy2 h 33 min
03 Nov 2024Ro SailorOveråneset48 min
03 Nov 2024Ro SailorOveråneset2 h 51 min
02 Nov 2024Ro SailorOveråneset2 h 54 min
28 Sep 2024Ro VentureNord Gåsvær21 h 31 min
28 Sep 2024Ro VentureNord Gåsvær8 h 42 min
25 Sep 2024HavoernVartdal1 h 57 min
17 Sep 2024HavoernOveråneset1 h 42 min
10 Sep 2024HavoernGudmundset3 h 7 min
09 Sep 2024HavoernGudmundset8 h 43 min
22 Aug 2024RosteinDryna disease or zone there2 h 35 min
22 Aug 2024HavoernVartdal5 h 45 min
22 Aug 2024Ro VentureBukkholmen S63 h 56 min
28 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land20 h 17 min
27 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land4 h 51 min
27 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land6 h 39 min
26 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land20 h 5 min
25 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land12 h 48 min
24 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land11 h 31 min
23 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land15 h 51 min
22 Jul 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land15 h 31 min
25 May 2024HavoernVorpeneset8 h 5 min
07 Mar 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land12 h 6 min
12 Jan 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land10 h 9 min
11 Jan 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land10 h 14 min
10 Jan 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land10 h 30 min
09 Jan 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land11 h 0 min
08 Jan 2024Ro VentureOpshaugvik Land9 h 11 min

Source: Norwegian Coastal Administration (AIS) · calculated by the Salmon Ledger · updated 01 Oct 2026

Who has reported

The companies that have submitted lice counts for this site, with the first and last week.

CompanyFromTo
Hofseth Aqua ASWeek 41, 2023Week 7, 2024
Hofseth Sea Farming ASWeek 8, 2024Week 39, 2026

Source: Norwegian Food Safety Authority (organisation number on each lice report)

Licences

Site MAB: 3,120 tonnes
LicenceTypeCapacityHolder
M A 0010Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout855 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
M A 0013Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout733 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
M FD 0004Visning / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout780 tHofseth Aqua AS
M FD 0005Forskning / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout780 tHofseth Aqua AS
M FD 0006Forskning / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout780 tHofseth Aqua AS
M NL 0003Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout733 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
M NL 0004Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout733 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
M SK 0001Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout733 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
M ST 0002Kommersiell / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout733 tHofseth Sea Farming AS
VL A 0002Utvikling / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout780 tNekst AS
VL A 0003Utvikling / matfiskSalmon, Rainbow trout, Trout780 tNekst AS

Source: Directorate of Fisheries, aquaculture register · updated 01 Oct 2026