9,000 tonne limit suggested for pioneering offshore salmon farm

9,000 tonne limit suggested for pioneering offshore salmon farm

Source: The Fish Site

8/19/2022

9,000 tonne limit suggested for pioneering offshore salmon farm

Credit: SalMar

Salmar Aker Ocean’s pioneering offshore fish farm should be limited to holding a maximum biomass of 9,000 tonnes of salmon during its first production cycle, according to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).

Following successful trials of the prototype version - the Ocean Farm 1 - which has produced 10,000 tonnes of salmon over the course of two cycles, the company aims to grow up to 19,000 tonnes per cycle in the commercial-scale Smart Fish Farm at a location 45 miles off the Norwegian coast.

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