More volume records for Norway fish farming sector last month
Never before in the month of May had there been such a large amount of salmon in the sea, so much fish exported, or so much feed sold.
Fish farmers hoping for a reduction in supply to raise low prices will have to wait a little longer. The standing biomass of salmon in the sea in Norway at the end of May was 782,909 tonnes, according to data provider Akvafakta's monthly report. This is 8% more than at the same time last year, and it is the largest May biomass ever. This means that standing biomass has set a monthly record for five months in a row.
The biomass of trout is also the largest for the month of May, with 46,335 tonnes, up 8% from May last year.
Norway exported 127,935 tonnes of salmon (round weight), which is 35% more than in May 2024. This is also a new May record, as was the case for the 8,765 tonnes of trout (up 8%) that were sent out of the country.
The volume of feed sold was 155,162 tonnes, 14% more than in May a year ago, and thus a new May record.
There were 51.2 million salmon stocked in Norway in May. Although this was 10% more than the same month in 2024, it was far from the May record. In most of the years 2011-2022, May had larger stockings.
The average temperature in Norwegian pens, measured at a depth of 3 metres, was 7.9 degrees Celsius in May, which was 1 degree below last year's May, but average for the last ten years.
