Proximar Seafood will soon be ready to begin construction of its land-based salmon farm in the foothills of Japan's Mount Fuji. The project has the backing of Norwegian millionaire and Grieg Seafood owner Per Grieg Jr., and by the end of year the company expects to be listed on Oslo's Merkur Market, reports DN.

Proximar Seafood
  • Norwegian company set to produce land-based salmon in Japan.
  • Capacity will start at 5,300 metric tons, with plans to build to 26,000.
  • The largest owners are the Grieg family (31 percent) and founders Espen Aubert (19 percent) and Joachim Nielsen (18 percent).