Arctic Char

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Swedish aquaculture developer Ravdu has secured an environmental permit to build a land-based fish farm in Sunderbyn, near Luleå, clearing the way for annual production of up to 10,000 tonnes of Arctic char.

3rd June 2026

Ravdu secures land-based farm permit

3rd June 2026

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has confirmed that advancements have been made in its AI-powered monitoring and harvesting solutions. These include five species-specific modules for its A-BIOMASS underwater camera for Atlantic salmon, trout, yellowtail, chinook salmon and char – achieving…

19th August 2025

Ace Aquatec advances AI-powered aquaculture monitoring

19th August 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The total volume of fish produced by Iceland’s aquaculture industry increased by 10% in 2024 to almost 54,800 tonnes, with most of the volume accounted for by Atlantic salmon, with the country’s…

1st April 2025

Iceland’s aquaculture volume, export earnings soar

1st April 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Friend of the Sea has confirmed that Troticoltura Cherubini, a company from Italy’s Marche region in Visso (MC) in the Monti Sibillini National Park, has obtained Friend of the Sea certification. The sustainable seafood…

11th March 2025

Troticoltura Cherubini lands sustainability certification

11th March 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Iceland’s aquaculture production in 2023 totalled 50,000 tonnes in 2023, representing a 3.5% decrease from the previous year, according to data published by Statistics Iceland.

30th May 2024

Icelandic farmed fish production falls

30th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The total volume of fish produced by Iceland’s aquaculture industry decreased by 1,796 tonnes in 2022, amounting to a total 51,350 tonnes. However, the country exported more fish than in 2021 and…

24th March 2023

Icelandic aquaculture export earnings climb

24th March 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Joint US-Canada genetics research organisation Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) and Canadian Arctic char producer Icy Waters Ltd (IWL) have established a new breeding programme for the species. 

18th October 2022

New char breeding project

18th October 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Samherji fiskeldi ehf (Samherji Fish Farming), the aquaculture arm of Samherji has completed a share capital increase of US$26 million.

13th May 2022

New farm for Samherji

13th May 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

2021 brought a rapid growth in Iceland’s farmed fish production and sector earnings, confirms new data compiled by Statistics Iceland.

5th April 2022

Iceland aquaculture growth

5th April 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

There are ambitious plans to bring what is currently a niche farmed species to greater prominence as Arctic char production is about to be stepped up by Norwegian Fish Farms working with…

9th November 2021

Arctic char – niche species ready to go mainstream

9th November 2021