Who owns Ducktrap River of Maine?
Ducktrap River of Maine is owned by Mowi (Norway, OSL: MOWI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Mowi ASA reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇴 Norway, Bergen
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Lincolnville, Maine
- Founded
- 1978 by Des Fitzgerald
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fish & seafood
- Parent ticker
- OSL: MOWI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ducktrap River of Maine
Ducktrap River of Maine is an American smoked seafood brand that grew from a trout farm Des Fitzgerald built in Lincolnville, Maine, in 1978, before he began smoking his trout and then salmon. It now smokes Atlantic and sockeye salmon over fruit and hardwoods at a 125,000 square foot campus in Belfast, Maine, and came to Mowi through Fjord Seafood, one of the companies that formed Marine Harvest.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ducktrap River of Maine?
The parent company of Ducktrap River of Maine is Mowi, a publicly listed company headquartered in Norway.
Is Ducktrap River of Maine American or Norwegian?
Ducktrap River of Maine originated in the United States in 1978, but it is owned today by Mowi, which is headquartered in Norway. So Ducktrap River of Maine is an American-origin brand under Norwegian ownership.
Is Ducktrap River of Maine still owned by Mowi?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Ducktrap River of Maine is still owned by Mowi. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mowi Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Mowi ASA, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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