As soon as the eggs are fertilised, they are transferred to our hatchery. Here, the embryos will be reared and monitored closely until they hatch, 10 - 12 days later.

From each embryo comes a halibut larvae with a gigantic egg yolk attached. All the larvae will now spend the next 42 days in complete darkness in the nursery, while they grow and digest their yolk.

With their yolk fully digested, the halibut larvae is now ready for the feeding-phase. At this stage, they are fed live prey - a zooplankton called Artemia.

During this phase, which lasts for 40 - 50 days, the little halibut go through a great metamorphosis, and attain their characteristic flat shape. They also go deeper down into the water.

The zooplankton Artemia are small cray-fish that we hatch and grow ourselves. When they reach 0.45 cm in size, we fill them with good nutrients, and feed them to hungry little halibut.

After the live-food phase, we start the so called weaning process, where the halibut is gradually transferred to a dry-food regime.

From 0.5 grams, and up to five grams, the fish will feed on normal dry food. Once ready, they will be transported onwards to the first growth-facility, at Imsland.

In total, it takes seven months from the fertilisation of the eggs, until the halibut arrive at Reipholmen as juvenile fish.

Here, the fish is bred from five grams, up until they reach 350 grams. During this phase, it is crucial that they get plenty of good nutrients, love and care. At Imsland, we sort the halibut based on weight, and group them, in order to achieve optimal feeding.

One whole year passes, from the fish arrive at Imsland, until they are departure ready.

This is the last stop before the fish move out to sea. Here, we breed the halibut from 350 grams, up to 1200 - 1500 grams.

Our Helland location comes with spacious tanks, complete with shelves for the fish to rest on.

We feed and rear the halibut continuously through this phase, which lasts for about one year.

When the halibut reach 1500 grams of weight, we transport them by well boat out to our sea facilities in Vassvik and Kjeurda. They will stay here for 2 - 2.5 years, until they reach 4 - 5 kilos and are ready to be harvested.

Out at sea, the fish stay in spacious cages, with shelves for them to rest on. They are continuously fed and cared for.

When it is ready, the fully grown halibut will be pumped in directly from the sea and on board to our harvesting vessel.

Here, the fish will be electrocuted and then bled. The halibut is cooled immediately. When the desired temperature is reached, the halibut is transferred to our truck, with cooling tanks, and transported directly to our processing plant at Randaberg.