In 1968, the first successful salmon farming operation in Norway was established at Tveitevagen in Askøy, near Bergen. The project involved releasing hatchery-reared smolts into a sea inlet and harvesting them after several months of growth. This marked the beginning of Norway's rise as the world's leading producer of farmed salmon, an industry that now accounts for a significant portion of the country's exports. The techniques developed in Norway were later adopted by other countries, transforming the global seafood market.

Norwegian salmon farming has been celebrated in the country's contemporary poetry, with writers like Jan Erik Vold and Tomas Espedal referencing it as a symbol of modernity and environmental change. The industry also appears in the works of ecocritical poets, who explore its impact on coastal ecosystems and local communities. The salmon farms have become a recurring motif in Nordic literature.