Land-based salmon-farming firm Proximar Seafood said it is seeing positive feedback on its first harvests of Atlantic salmon but has had to further delay its expectations due to biofilter incidents.
The company sold its first-ever salmon harvest from its recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in late 2024, and in a recent production update, the company said it has continued to receive positive feedback on the product. Proximar built a land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, which has been operational since October 2022.
Proximar said it received an average net selling price of NOK 123 (USD 10.79, EUR 10.48) for its salmon, with an average weight of 4.17 kilograms head-on gutted and with 99.9 percent of the fish receiving a superior grade.
“We are very pleased about a fantastic start of sales and very well received fish in the market,” Proximar CEO Joachim Nielsen said. “The price achievement and feedback clearly show how ...
