Norwegian-headquartered salmon farmer SalMar ASA harvested 44,300 tonnes of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon in the second-quarter of this year, up 11,900 tonnes on the corresponding period of 2022, with increased volumes coming from its Norwegian operations.
According to the producer’s latest trading update, Fish Farming Central Norway, the group’s largest business segment, harvested a total of 20,700 MT of salmon in the last quarter, which was 7,600 tonnes more than in Q2 2022. Fish Farming Northern Norway’s Q2 total was 7,300 tonnes more at 16,000 tonnes.
Icelandic Salmon harvested just 100 tonnes in the quarter, which was 900 tonnes less than in the corresponding period of last year.
SalMar has forecast a 2023 salmon harvest of 243,000 tonnes in Norway and 16,000 tonnes in Iceland. It also co-owns Scottish Sea Farms, which is expected to produce 37,000 tonnes this year.
