Municipality · Troms · 5534

Karlsøy

13 registered sites for salmon and trout, operated by 3 companies. The farms are in production area 11 (Kvaløya til Loppa), rated yellow (2026 assessment).

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0 of 10Farms above the lice limit, week 39Norwegian Food Safety Authority · Week 39, 2026
3.3%Of lice counts above the limit, 2025425 counts · Norwegian Food Safety Authority
174Sea lice treatments, 2025Norwegian Food Safety Authority · 01 Oct 2026
0Open disease cases nowNorwegian Food Safety Authority · 01 Oct 2026
2Escapes reported, 2025Directorate of Fisheries · 01 Oct 2026
NOK 21.9 mFrom the Aquaculture Fund, 2025Directorate of Fisheries (Aquaculture Fund) · 30 Sep 2026

Capacity per company in the municipality

Sites' maximum allowed biomass (MAB) in tonnes, summed per operator · total 75,640 tonnes · 1 sites without a stated capacity · Source: Directorate of Fisheries · updated 01 Oct 2026

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Farms in Karlsøy

Farm	Status week 39	Lice	MTB	Wellboat visits, 30 d
Solheim Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.13	7,200	0
Glimbukta Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.10	2,700	6
Larstangen Salmar Oppdrett AS	Below the limit	0.10	10,000	8
Futnes Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.09	3,600	4
Strandmo Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.09	3,600	4
Langås Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.06	7,200	0
Langneset Salmar Oppdrett AS	Below the limit	0.05	5,670	1
Korsnes Salmar Oppdrett AS	Below the limit	0.03	7,200	0
Mjønes Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Below the limit	0.01	10,200	5
Lubben Salmar Oppdrett AS	Below the limit	0.00	5,670	0
Dåvøya Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Not reported	unknown	7,200	0
Karanes Lerøy Aurora Sjø AS	Not reported	unknown	5,400	0
Vinterneset Salmar Dåfjord AS	Not reported	unknown	unknown	0

Lice: adult female lice per fish, Week 39, 2026 (▲ above, ◆ near, ● below the limit, ○ unknown) · Food Safety Authority · Wellboat visits: 30 days to 12 Sep 2026, Coastal Administration (AIS) · MAB: allowed biomass in tonnes, Directorate of Fisheries

By year

Year	Farms reporting	Above limit	Treatments	Escapes	Disease cases	Aquaculture Fund	Wild salmon caught
2026 (to date)	11	0.0%	14	0	0	unknown	unknown
2025	12	3.3%	174	2	1	NOK 21.9 m	123
2024	11	3.9%	88	1	0*	NOK 68.9 m	122
2023	9*	5.5%*	4*	0	unknown	NOK 23.9 m	185
2022	unknown	unknown	unknown	0	unknown	NOK 46.2 m	200
2021	unknown	unknown	unknown	0	unknown	NOK 15.7 m	215
2020	unknown	unknown	unknown	0	unknown	NOK 29.4 m	419
2019	unknown	unknown	unknown	0	unknown	NOK 2.8 m	235

* Partial year: lice counts from the Food Safety Authority from week 40 of 2023; disease register from 26 Nov 2024 (older cases only if still open then). The Aquaculture Fund publishes yearly around October–December. Wild salmon: reported catch in rivers with their mouth in the municipality (Statistics Norway). Unknown = no data, not zero.

Salmon rivers

Skipsfjordvassdraget202.11Z
Skogsfjordvassdraget200.6Z
Vannareidvassdraget202.3Z

Reported wild salmon catch 2025: 123 salmon (281 kg).

Norwegian Environment Agency, Directorate of Fisheries · catch: Statistics Norway