The aim is to build a salmon farm with an annual production capacity of 36,000 tonnes
The goal
The aim is to build a 36,000 tonne a year fish farm for salmon in a flow-through system. This could create about 100 jobs in the Westman Islands.
The smolt-station is located in Friðahöfn and a RAS system. In the grow-out facility clean seawater is pumped up through the station and cleaned before being returned to the sea.
The sea temperature at the Westman Islands is very favorable, which is important for a good growth rate and good operating results.
Sustainability
Food is increasingly required by consumers to be produced responsibly, without causing harm to future generations or nature: sustainable.
The company will be set up in such a way that its impact on the environment will be minimal and production will be in accordance with such standards.
Only electricity produced with green energy sources will be used for the production.
Production
At full scale, annual production capacity will reach up to 36,000 tonnes of HOG (head-on gutted) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Production commenced as planned in November 2025. Harvesting and processing take place in the company’s dedicated processing facility at Viðlagafjara.
In the long term, the company aims to operate in accordance with the ASC standard for responsible aquaculture production.