Expansion go-ahead for two Icelandic salmon companies

TWO major Icelandic salmon farming companies have been granted licences to produce an extra 18,000 tonnes of fish. MAST, Iceland’s veterinary authority, has given Arnarlax the go-ahead to farm an additional 10,000 tonnes of sterile salmon in the Isafjord area, in the north-west of the country. It has also awarded Arctic Sea Farm a new…

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Iceland salmon farmers win back licences

TWO Icelandic salmon farming companies which had their development plans put on hold a year ago following objections from environmental groups have been handed back their operating licences. Iceland’s Food Agency, known as MAST, has told Fjarðalax ehf, owned by SalMar subsidiary Arnarlax, it can proceed with its intention to farm up to 10,000 tonnes…

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Iceland fish farms get temporary licences

TWO Icelandic fish farming companies who were stopped from expanding operations in the Westfjords region six weeks ago have now been granted temporary licences by Iceland’s Department of Fisheries. The companies, Fjarðarlax (owned by Arnarlax) and the Arctic Sea Farm, had planned to produce up to 17,500 tonnes of salmon in Patreksfjordur and Tálknafjörður, both…

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Shock as Iceland salmon licences revoked

TWO Icelandic coastal communities have expressed shock and dismay after licences to allow a major expansion of fish farming were suddenly revoked. Late last year, the Icelandic Food Administration gave the green light to the companies Fjarðarlax (owned by Arnarlax) and the Arctic Sea Farm to produce up to 17,500 tonnes of salmon in Patreksfjordur…

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