Arnarlax, a company wholly-owned by Icelandic Salmon, has been informed that the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) and Environment Agency of Iceland (UST) have given out a licence to Arnarlax of a salmon farming license in Ísafjarðardjúp.
The licence is for 10,000 tonnes maximum allowed biomass (MAB) of sterile salmon, on three new sites in Ísafjarðardjúp.
“We are glad that finally this process has reached its finish line. We are excited about this increase in our license portfolio of 43%, and the opportunities this gives us for further sustainable growth,” CEO Bjørn Hembre said.
With this new 10,000-tonnes licence, Arnarlax will have a total licence capacity of 33,700 tonnes, divided into 23,700 tonnes of fertile salmon in Arnarfjörður, Patreks and Tálknafjörður, and 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in Ísafjörður.
Arnarlax’s only outstanding application is for a 4,500-tonne MAB licence in Arnarfjörður.
