Norwegian land-based salmon farming company Salmon Evolution successfully completed the second smolt release at Indre Harøy which comprised about 230,000 smolt.
Salmon Evolution announced that it successfully completed the second smolt release at Indre Harøy which comprised about 230,000 smolt with an average weight of around 125 grams. The operation, which took place on 13 July 2022, went according to plan with no negative indicators identified.
As reported in the operational update on 4 July 2022, the batch #2 smolt volumes have been significantly upsized and now also include the volumes originally intended for release in August.
Salmon Evolution targets production capacity of 100,000 tonnes HOG by 2032. The company’s core focus is on extending the ocean’s potential by transferring the best preconditions offered by the sea to farm fish on land through its chosen hybrid flow-through system technology (HFS). This secures a truly sustainable production process with controlled and optimal growth conditions and limiting operational and biological risk.
The company’s first production facility is strategically located at Indre Harøy on the Norwegian west coast with unlimited access to fresh seawater, renewable energy, established infrastructure, and an educated and experienced work force. Phase 1 is already in operation and will have an annual capacity of 7,900 tonnes HOG at steady state. Fully developed, the Indre Harøy facility will have an annual capacity of 31,500 tonnes HOG.
The company has also entered into a joint venture with Dongwon Industries where the parties will develop, construct and operate a land-based salmon farming facility in South Korea with an annual production capacity of 16,800 tonnes HOG, using Salmon Evolution’s chosen HFS technology.
Furthermore, the Salmon Evolution has initiated a process with the aim of establishing a land-based salmon farming operation in North America.
Salmon Evolution ASA is listed on Oslo Børs under the ticker SALME.