Fisheries

Wild salmon catch up whilst farmed sector struggles

2024-08-01T11:36:00

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Wild catch of salmon and related species has risen by 7% to 5.2 million tonnes in 2023, according to seafood data analyst, Kontali

The increase in wild catch was driven primarily by pink salmon which is up 169% to 690,000 tonnes.

In contrast the farmed sector has remained fairly stable with a slight decrease of 0.8% compared to the previous year.

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