Norwegian land-based salmon farmer Andfjord has appointed Jostein Nilssen as its new project director, effective today.

Nilssen was most recently production director at fishing construction company Oksnes Entreprenor, where he was responsible for its projects and factories. Prior to this, Nilssen was a project manager and offshore installation manager at EkoFisk for ConocoPhillips.

An illustration of Andfjord Salmon's planned 10,000 metric-ton facility. Photo: Illustrasjon Andfjord Salmon

Andfjord Salmon is developing land-based facilities at three different sites in Andoya, Norway. This summer, the first pool was completed and handed over and is now entering a test phase.