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An aquaculture farm outside the town of Isafjordur, Iceland, in the Icelandic westfjords.
Louisa Gairn
2 min read
The Icelandic Parliament has approved additional funds to develop oversight of the country's burgeoning aquaculture industry, following the recent Arctic Fish salmon escape.
Arctic Fish has reported an escape in one of its marine pens at Kvígindisdal in Patreksfjörður, Iceland. Photo: Arctic Fish.
Marta Negrete
2 min read
The company, which is already working to fix it, has informed the authorities and offered to pay for measures to ensure that escaped salmon entering the rivers do not mix with wild salmon.
"Since the escape occurred in August, we at Arctic Fish have put a lot of work into reviewing our working methods with the aim of minimizing the risk of an escape," the company said.
Louisa Gairn
2 min read
Mowi-owned Icelandic salmon farmer Arctic Fish says police are no longer investigating the fish escape incident which occured in August 2023.
The police investigation opened in Iceland into Arctic Fish's escape will determine whether there has been intent or negligence.
Marta Negrete
3 min read
Requested by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, if the charges turn out to be serious, fines and even prison sentences could be requested for those responsible for Arctic Fish according to t ...
Arctic Fish and Arnarlax (whose farm is pictured) were forced into an emergency premature harvest following sea lice problems at their Westfjords salmon operations in Iceland.
Marta Negrete
4 min read
Arctic Fish and Arnarlax were forced to an emergency premature harvest following sea lice problems at their Westfjords salmon operations in Iceland.
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