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Publish date: January 5, 2009
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By October 2008 there were reported 24 episodes of escape to the Directorate of Fisheries. Below is a table published by the Directorate of Fisheries. The directorate does note that the table does not give any information on the reason for the escape or to witch extent the farmer can be held responsible.
| Company |
County |
Lok. nr. |
Species |
Size |
Date |
Escapes |
| Mainstream Norway AS | F | 10614 | Salmon | 5,0 | 16.01.08 | 23 |
| Lerøy Fossen AS | H | 19578 | Rainbow trout | 4,0 | 25.01.08 | 50 |
| Grieg Seafood Finnmark AS | F | 10814 | Salmon | 7,0 | 03.02.08 | 50 |
| Nofima Akvaforsk | M | 13254 | Salmon | 1,3 | 24.01.08 | 3.312 |
| Lofotakvariet AS | N | 11179 | Salmon | 0,3 | 09.02.08 | 1.000* |
| Marine Harvest Norway AS | ST | 12384 | Salmon | 5,2 | 27.02.08 | 2.411 |
| Skjerdal Settefisk AS | SF | 12211 | Salmon | 0,6 | 15.03.08 | 200* |
| Nofima Akvaforsk | H | 13035 | Cod | 0,7 | 20.03.08 | 2.770* |
| Havbruksstasjonen i Troms | T | 15236 | Halibut | 5,0 | 20.04.08 | 456 |
| Barlindbotn Settefisk AS | SF | 13843 | Salmon | 0,2 | 29.04.08 | 1.000* |
| Harald Skarpnes | ST | 10235 | Cod | 2,0 | 06.04.08 | 50* |
| Grieg Seafood Rogaland | R | 11453 | Salmon | 0,01 | 08.05.08 | 100 |
| Branco AS | M | 23575 | Cod | 0,3 | 23.04.08 | 94.205 |
| Branco AS | M | 23575 | Cod | 0,5 | 23.04.08 | 21.025 |
| Branco AS | M | 23575 | Cod | 0,4 | 23.04.08 | 57.796 |
| Trioka Seafarm AS | F | 13865 | Rainbow trout | 1,2 | 29.05.08 | 20 |
| Aqua Gen Norway AS | M | 10215 | Salmon | 1,2 | 06.06.08 | 30 |
| Senja Sjøfarm AS | T | 23056 | Salmon | 4,7 | 17.06.08 | 2.267 |
| Lerøy Aurora AS | T | 27737 | Cod | 8,0 | 27.05.08 | 50 |
| Grieg Seafood Rogaland AS | R | 14136 | Salmon | 0,2 | 24.06.08 | 100 |
| Lerøy Hydrotech AS | M | 19855 | Salmon | 0,1 | 27.05.08 | 500 |
| Neptun Settefisk | NT | 10412 | Salmon | 0,06 | 15.08.08 | 37.500** |
| Pundslett Laks AS | N | 27996 | Salmon | 4,5 | 17.08.08 | 11.281 |
| Codfarmers AS | N | 16165 | Cod | 1,0 | 30.08.08 | 30* |
| Havforskningsinstituttet | H | 12151 | Salmon | 1,2 | 17.09.08 | 169 |
| Sjøfisk AS | T | 23215 | Cod | 3,0 | 25.09.08 | 7.641* |
Table: Escapes reportet to the Directorate of Fisheries – updated 01.10.08
* – Estimated by farmer
** – Estimated by the Directorate of Fisheries
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