Legal Proceedings Report • Oct 13, 2019
Legal Proceedings Report
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TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 10 LICENSES IN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
In the wake of recent mortalities of 2.6 million fish (approximately 5,000
tonnes of biomass) on the Coast of Bays, Newfoundland, Canada, Mowi Canada has
been informed by the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources of Newfoundland
and Labrador that 10 licenses out of Mowi Canada's 47 licenses in Newfoundland
have been temporarily suspended. Mortalities were caused by prolonged high
seawater temperatures that created low oxygen conditions. All licenses suspended
are related to sites experiencing these mortalities. The suspension will to our
knowledge not impact our remaining operations in Newfoundland.
The fish mortalities were insured. Net one-off costs to be recognized in Mowi
Canada in the third quarter amounts to approximately EUR 5 million. The impact
on Mowi's harvest volumes for 2019 is expected to be a reduction of
approximately 1,000 tonnes GWT.
Mowi Canada holds in total 59 licenses in Canada East, of which 47 in
Newfoundland and 12 in New Brunswick.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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