Samherji fishfarming
Staður
Staður farm is located on the south-west coast of Iceland close to Grindavík. On the farm there is both a nursery and on-growing facilities for Arctic Charr. Alevins (0,1g) are transferred from Núpar hatchery to Staður nursery where it takes the fish about 10 – 12 months to reach 80 -120g in size. At that size the fish are transferred from the nursery to the on-growing facilities at Staður or to Vatnsleysa on-growing farm. All juveniles are vaccinated before transfer. At Staður he fish are farmed in indoor facilities until they reach approximately 300 grams, after that the fish are reared in outdoor tanks. The farm is closely monitored, even from distance, using a camera surveillance system. When the fish reach harvest size they are transferred live in specially equipped trucks to the processing plant in Grindavík where the fish are slaughtered and processed.
Area hatchery: 2.273 m2
Volume hatchery: 1.500 m2
Volume on-growing: 25.000 m2
Capacity hatchery: 1,5 -2 million juveniles / year
Capacity on-growing: 1.500 tons / year
Vatnsleysa
Located on the south-west coast of Iceland. Land-based outdoor on-growing facilities equipped to farm Arctic Charr from approx. 100 g until it reaches harvest size (800-1500g). The farm is closely monitored, even from distance, using a camera surveillance system.
Volume: 28.400 m2
Capacity: 1.500 tons / year
Núpar
Ideal juvenile farming and hatchery facilities located in the south of Iceland. The facilities are specially designed to hatch and grow Salmon and Arctic charr from the roe stage until they reach approximately 70 - 100 g. All the Salmon and Charr roes used in Íslandsbleikja´s farming are hatched at Núpar.
Area: 2.014 m2
Volume: 1.466 m3
Capacity: 1,5 - 2 million juveniles / year
Öxarfjorður
On-growing farm located in Öxarfjörður in the north-east of Iceland. The farm is ideally situated in an area very rich of geothermal water, close to the sea. This site was one of the first Arctic Charr farms in Iceland and is a pioneer in the farming of new species. Today the focus has shifted and the main focus is on Salmon production. The fish is farmed in land-based tanks, not only outdoors but also in 4200 m2 indoor facilities.
Volume: 23.800 m2
Capacity: 1.200-1.500 tons / year
