World’s largest organic salmon farm sold

The company itself switched owners three months ago when it was bought by Grieg Seafoods ASA for £41 million. The seven full time and five part time jobs are secured with new Hjaltland Seafarms, according to local news source Shetlandmarine. The move makes Hjaltland's market position in the isles even stronger. The company already produces one third of all Shetland's salmon and processes around 19,000 tonnes annually, about 50 per cent of local production. North Atlantic Sea Farms produces 2,000 tonnes of organic salmon, and claims to be the world's largest organic fish farm. The company has been principle supplier of organic salmon to a number of outlets, including the Waitrose supermarket chain. In a press release Grieg Seafood said the acquisition would enable them to develop into profitable European niche markets, such as Germany and the UK .