Salmon swimming in one of the pools at the Andfjord Salmon facility in Kvalnes, Andøya, Norway.
Photo: Andfjord Salmon.
Norwegian land-based aquaculture company Andfjord Salmon has reported that salmon in its two operational pools at its facility in Kvalnes, Andøya, have passed important average weight thresholds, with fish in pool K0 reaching two kilograms and fish in pool K1 exceeding one kilogram.
The K0 milestone was reached on 12 May 2026, approximately seven months after around 350,000 smolt were released last autumn.
“Reaching an average weight of two kilograms per salmon in just over seven months exceeds our expectations. Combined with a current survival rate above 99 percent, the fish seem to enjoy a stable environment in our flow-through system,” said CEO Martin Rasmussen.
In pool K1, where approximately 750,000 smolt were released in November 2025, the salmon crossed the one-kilogram threshold last week. The company said this pool also has a survival rate above 99%.
Part of the K1 volume will be sold as post-smolt to Eidsfjord Sjøfarm under a strategic partnership announced on 20 April 2026. The agreement includes deliveries of one million post-smolt in 2026, while also securing smolt sourcing for Andfjord Salmon and harvest capacity through a processing agreement with Holmøy Havbruk.
"Reaching an average weight of one kilogram is an important milestone as it makes the fish attractive for post-smolt purposes. We can now supply a very robust fish for use in conventional farmers' ocean net pens, while they can increase their yearly volumes by shortening time at sea," Rasmussen added.
The partnership with Eidsfjord was announced at the same time as the company confirmed it had secured NOK 385 million (€35.1m / $41.3m) through a private placement to support ongoing construction of its site at Kvalnes. The transaction included participation from Eidsfjord, which committed NOK 100 million (€9.1m / $10.7m) to the share placement.
