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Lerøy Seafood Group harvested 174,600 gwt of salmon and trout last year
Scottish Sea Farms co-owner Lerøy Seafood Group harvested 174,600 gutted weight tonnes of salmon and trout in Norway last year, the company said in a trading update today.
That figure is 12,000 gwt (6.4%) lower than in 2021, when Lerøy harvested 186,635 gwt.
Total harvest volume of salmon and trout for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 53,300 gwt (Q4 2021: 51,332 gwt).
Harvest volumes per region/company in Q4 were:
- Lerøy Aurora (northern Norway): 15,100 gwt
- Lerøy Midt (central Norway): 21,000 gwt
- Lerøy Sjøtroll (southern Norway): 17,200 gwt (of which 6,800 gwt was trout)
Volumes from Scottish Sea Farms, which Lerøy owns 50/50 with fellow Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar, are not included in the figures.