Iceland company to boost Arctic char aquaculture investment

ICELAND’S largest fishing company has announced that it is to step up its investment in Arctic char aquaculture. Samherji, which owns several trawlers, a major fish processing operation along with European and UK interests, says it is expanding capacity at its land based fish farming site near Grindavik in Iceland. Three new sea holes have…

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Troubled company granted extra farm licences

ICELAND’S largest fishing company has landed a larger than expected operating licence to produce up to 3,000 tonnes farmed fish at Grindavik on the south western tip of the country. Samherji had originally applied for permission to cultivate 1,600 tonnes of salmon and char, but later asked for an increase. Now Iceland’s Food and Veterinary…

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