Who owns Southern Ocean?
Southern Ocean is owned by NZ King Salmon (New Zealand, NZX: NZK).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: New Zealand King Salmon Annual Report FY25 (period ended 30 September 2025), New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Fish & seafood
- Parent ticker
- NZX: NZK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean is a smoked salmon brand listed on the New Zealand King Salmon brands page, which describes a range of affordable, conveniently packed smoked salmon products. The group's annual report lists Southern Ocean Salmon Limited and Southern Ocean Seafoods Limited among its subsidiaries; the brand sits beside Ora King and Regal in the company portfolio.
Ownership timeline of Southern Ocean
- Current owner NZ King Salmon [1] reported
Where Southern Ocean sits in NZ King Salmon
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full NZ King Salmon ownership tree →
See the full NZ King Salmon brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by NZ King Salmon
NZ King Salmon controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in fish & seafood, and who owns them
The 38 brands in fish & seafood on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Bakkafrost, with 6; NZ King Salmon has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Islands | Bakkafrost | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands |
| Fisher Boy | High Liner Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Isabel | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| La Monégasque | Unimer | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Mushroom | QL Resources | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Ducktrap River of Maine | Mowi | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Coln Valley Smokery | PRFoods | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Nutaaq | Royal Greenland | 🇬🇱 Greenland |
About the owner: NZ King Salmon
NZ King Salmon is a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NZX: NZK.
New Zealand King Salmon is a farmed King salmon producer in the Nelson and Marlborough region of New Zealand, listed on the NZX Main Board (ticker NZK) and, as a foreign exempt listing, on the ASX. Its company site says it has more than 30 years of farming, processing and branding King salmon, and its annual report for the period ended 30 September 2025 names its three consumer brands as Ora King, Regal and Omega Plus; its website also lists Southern Ocean. Group subsidiaries include Ora King Limited, Regal Salmon Limited and Southern Ocean Salmon Limited.
NZ King Salmon: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇿 Southern Ocean and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in New Zealand. 19 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Southern Ocean is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Southern Ocean?
The parent company of Southern Ocean is NZ King Salmon, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Southern Ocean New Zealand?
Yes. Southern Ocean originated in New Zealand and its owner, NZ King Salmon, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Southern Ocean still owned by NZ King Salmon?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Southern Ocean is still owned by NZ King Salmon. 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] New Zealand King Salmon Annual Report FY25 (period ended 30 September 2025) — New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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