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Read the full press release:  GLOBAL SALMON INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS CLIMATE COMMITMENTS ANNOUNCING NEW AMBITIOUS TARGETS AS PART OF ADVANCED VISION FOR THE FUTURE Reaching beyond initial ASC certifica...

Today, Monday the 6th of July, the cyclists from Team Rynkeby Faroe Islands visited the headquarters at Glyvrar, where the cyclists in the characteristic yellow jerseys stopped for lunch. Of course, s...

In our latest sustainability report, Healthy Living 2019, we have committed to reduce our CO2 footprint from Faroese operations by 50% by 2030. Therefore, we at Bakkafrost continue to be on the look f...

WHO says new virus outbreak in China needs further testing after "hypothesis" on cause. Initial claim was that it may have been caused by imported salmon or its packaging "I think we need to look at w...

The new wellboat is equipped with battery storage systems, and has a capacity of 1.000 tons of salmon As part of the company’s strategy to produce larger quantities of sustainable farmed salmon, Bakka...

Today, the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) published its annual Sustainability Report, providing 7 years of data across 15 key indicators – 10 environmental and 5 social – for more than 50% of the glob...

Bakkafrost will begin the planned expansion of the Norðtoftir hatchery in the upcoming months. The contract has been signed, and the construction work will commence this summer. When the expansion is ...

2020 Q1 Condenced Interim Consolidated Account:  2020 Q1 Presentation:  The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operating EBIT of DKK 248.1 million in Q1 2020. Harvested volumes for the Group were...

In total, 2.1 million smolt will be released to the fish farming cages in the fjords of Vágur and Hov. - We are happy that we will have fish at every site in Suðuroy again, says Oddvald Olsen, Farming...

The unexpected events that have unfolded in 2020 have had inevitable implications for businesses globally, including us at Bakkafrost.Sadly, the current COVID-19 crisis has also led to the cancellatio...

On April 21st , Bakkafrost’ s new feed barge arrived at the harbor in Norðragøta. The feed barge has been named Ranghamar. This is a big, modern feed barge, which will be anchored at the northern site...

Starting from Monday 20th April 2020, Bakkafrost will give all the employees in the Faroe Islands the opportunity every second week to be tested for free for COVID-19. This screening is part of the co...

Reaching for new horizons 2019 has been an extraordinary year for Bakkafrost in several ways. Most predominant was the giant leap we took, when we decided to acquire The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) ...

We are happy to launch the Faroese version of 2019 Healthy Living Sustainability Report where we present our plan to address our most important sustainability challenges. We hope you enjoy reading it ...

Reference is made to the announcement from P/F Bakkafrost on 25 February 2020 in which the Board of Directors proposed dividend payment for 2019.Due to the uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID-19 p...