LAXEY
Sustainable aquaculture on land
LAXEY
Our aim is to establish a fish farm on land in the Westman Islands for 32,000 tonnes / year of atlantic salmon. Aquaculture has for a long time been the fastest growing food industry worldwide. Global population growth and improved quality of life have meant that demand for salmon has been growing faster than supply.
Atlantic salmon is an ideal fish to farm. It produces high quality protein and is a popular food in many parts of the world. Our salmon farm on Heimaey will produce salmon of the highest quality with clean, environmentally friendly energy in clean seawater under favorable conditions. The sea temperature in the Westman Islands is the highest in the waters around Iceland. Waste will be removed from the effluent using flow-through system with about 70% water reuse. Juveniles are vaccinated but no drugs will be used in the salmon farming. This will create natural, high-quality food in a sustainable way.
environmental friendly – sustainable – no drugs used
Company news
On the power grid!
We are thrilled to announce that our grow-out facilities in Viðlagafjara are now connected to the national power grid. Progress with our transformer station hit a high point today when our CTO Hallgrímur Steinsson had the pleasure to start up the station which is...
Director of Aquaculture has been appointed
LAXEY is bringing Rustan Lindquist on board as Director of Aquaculture. Formally joining us on September 1st, Rustan already has signed in as a consultant, collaborating with LAXEY on technical design and plans. Rustan's wealth of experience and impressive track...
Work on the boreholes continues
Work on the boreholes in Viðlagafjara continues. The purpose of the boreholes is to provide seawater from the ground to LAXEY that will be used in the grow-out site. Árni ehf. oversees the drilling of the wells for LAXEY, but a contract was made with Árni ehf. May 4,...