Our aim is to establish a fish farm on land in the Westman Islands for 42,000 tonnes a year of atlantic salmon.
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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 produces salmon of the highest quality using 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 is removed from the effluent and is utilized as much as possible. Juveniles are vaccinated and no drugs are used in the salmon farming. This creates natural, high-quality food in a sustainable way.
It is our ambition to work in harmony with society and nature and build a great workplace with the best staff available. The site for the farming facilities is located on the northeast side of Heimaey, the largest of the Westman Islands, in an area that has been used as a mine in recent years.
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Larus has held senior positions in various international companies in finance, food technology, seafood production and international trade. He has run vertically integrated international companies and business units engaged animal husbandry farming of poultry, shrimp and white fish where the products were brought from farm to fork under own brand.
Lárus Ásgeirsson
Chairman of the Board
Daði has decades of experience in managing various seafood businesses, technical support and construction companies in Vestmanneyjar, latest is the Leo Seafood value added processing company. Daði is one of the founders and visionaries of the project and has worked intensively for more than four years on the project. Daði is also member of the OS family
Daði Pálsson
Chief Executive Officer
With his strong technical background, B. Sc. Degree in Biotechnology and Aquaculture studies, Hallgrímur has emerged himself for four years to develop the
LAXEY aquaculture project. He has been in forefront in finding the best technology to secure the health and wellbeing of the salmon to deliver optimal conditions for growth and cost efficiency
Hallgrímur Steinsson
Chief Operating Officer