Marine Farms ASA was incorporated in 1976 under the name
Lakeland Smolt Lt Lax AS. Until 1987, the company held Bjørn Myrseth`s shareholdings in Stolt Sea Farm, where Bjørn Myrseth was employed as Managing Director from 1972 until 1987. In 1987 the shareholdings in Stolt Sea Farm was sold and Marine Farms started its own international investments in fish farming. Bjørn Myrseth is still CEO and a significant shareholder of Marine Farms ASA.
2003 Marine Farms ASA sells Marine Farms Chile SA