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Iceland’s Arnarlax to ramp up salmon biomass in earnest as anti-lice measures take effect

According to Bjorn Hembre, CEO of SalMar-backed Arnarlax, Iceland's salmon industry could be looking at 51,000t of output this year if all farmers meet their targets

By Dan Gibson | March 31, 2025 10:13 BST
Bjorn Hembre, CEO of Arnarlax, at Seafood Expo North America 2025. Credit: Dan Gibson/Undercurrent News
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It's been a rocky couple of years at Arnarlax, the SalMar-owned salmon farmer operating out of Iceland's Westfjords region, but the firm should finally be on track once again to start meeting its sizeable production potential this year [...]

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