Norwegian salmon farmer Salmar paid NOK 1.76 billion (€166 million/$199 million) to buy salmon licences to produce an additional 8,057 metric tons, it said in a note to the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Salmar made the purchase at an auction held by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
The company bought 4,263 metric tons of capacity in Norway's central production areas 6-7, for just over NOK 1 billion (€95 million/$113.3