Atlantic Salmon

International salmon farming has experienced a phenomenal success over the last two decades. The pens are anchored in protected bays and fiords. Processing plants at the net pen site allow the fish to be harvested, processed and packed for export within hours after slaughtering.

Habitat

Salmon lives most of their lives in salt water, but needs fresh, clean, flowing waters, with gravel to spawn. Preferably with depths of 50-100 centimeters.

Biology

The salmon is an anadromous fish species, living partly in freshwater when spawning. The large salmon (2-3 years) returns to their native rivers, where they were born during spring. At this point they are fat and in good condition and migrates up rivers to spawn. The spawning process is very strenuous for the salmon and only 4-6% manages to spawn more than once, the large majority dies after their first spawning. The growth of the salmon is very slow in rivers compared to in the ocean. Salmon migrates extensively, up to 50-100 km per day.

Catching Methods

Farming, line fishing, and drift nets.

Catching Area

Nutritional Value

The Atlantic salom is low in Sodium. It contains Thiamin, Vitamin B6 and Phosphorus, and is a very good source of Protein, Niacin, Vitamin B12 and Selenium. The Atlantic salmon has one of the highest contents of healthy Omega-3 fatty acids found in any species of fish.

Size

Typical size: 65 cm, 9 kg

Name

Latin: Salmo salar
German: Atlantischer lachs
French: Saumon Atlantique
Spanish: Salmón
Italian: Salmone Atlantico
Danish: Laks
Dutch: Zalm
Portugese: Salmão do Atlântico

Inspiration

Try one of our many salmon varieties - natural fillets, smoked, cured or marinated

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