© Gigante Salmon
The company intends to produce 16,000 tonnes of salmon annually by 2028 in 10 separate raceways, divided between three pools. The pools are being excavated from the island's bedrock and will be around 5 m deep, with lengths varying from 110 to 214 m. They will be filled with water pumped up from 20 m below the surface of the surrounding sea.
One pilot pool containing three raceways is already in use and the company expects to harvest 550 tonnes of salmon from it in the second quarter of this year.
A second stocking of smolts in another of the completed pool’s raceways was made in the third quarter of 2024, with initial harvesting expected before the end of the year. The company expects to continue its planned progression towards full production capacity from 2026, with a gradual ramp-up to an annual production of 16,000 tonnes two years later.
