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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 ...

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...

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 ...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has publicly recognized the positive impact that the GSI’s model of pre-competitive collaboration has made in transforming the salmon farming industry towards a more sust...

Bakkafrost is a finalist at edie’s Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020 in the Sustainability Reporting & Communications category, for the 2018 Healthy Living Sustainability Report.   The Sustainabi...

On Friday 27 September, Faroese salmon farmer was awarded Business Initiative of the year, for its investment into the country’s first biogas plant - FÖRKA P/F. The judges, appointed by the Faroese Em...

The German GMO Food and Drug Administration (VLOG - Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik) has certified Bakkafrost according the “Ohne GenTechnik” (GMO-free) standard. For a food product to be labelle...

Bakkafrost is named among the Best Performers in the 2019 Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index, which ranks the world’s largest listed producers on sustainability. Sustainability remains a top priority...

  Farmed Salmon Sector Leads the Way in Transparent Reporting of Sustainability Data and Sees Impact of Innovation   MILAN, ITALY – MAY 8, 2019, 10:00 CET: Today at the Seeds&Chips Global Food Inn...

2019 Q1 Report:  2019 Q1 Presentation:  The Bakkafrost Group delivered a total operating EBIT of DKK 267.7 million in Q1 2019. Harvested volumes were 13.7 thousand tonnes gutted weight. The combined f...