A number of companies in the Norwegian fish-farming industry are cooperating with their extended knowledge and financial resources in order to bring the wild salmon back to the river of Vosso. Marine Harvest is one of the contributing companies.
A number of large and small companies in the Norwegian fish-farming industry are cooperating with their extended knowledge and financial resources in order to bring the largest Atlantic salmon back to the river of Vosso. Over the next five years a total of 10 million NOK will be spent in order to turn the negative trend in Vosso. Marine Harvest is one of the contributing companies.
This project is unique both in Norwegian and international context, and a great example of how fish-farming competence and technology can be matched with local and researched-based cultivation actions and the detailed knowledge of the river owners.
The project represents an increase of 5-10 times the quantity of smolt compared to today’s stake. With a return of 1-3 % it is the goal to establish the stock of Vosso salmon at a level where it can maintain a natural stock and maybe even open up for fishing in the river.
If this project is to succeed, it will become a great example of how cooperation with different river owners and local industry interests can create a common regional added value. The project has endless opportunities for all parties in terms of further collaboration. At the same time, the fish-farming industry is hoping that the project will contribute to additional efforts to document the threat factors faced by the smolt on its way from the river, out to the sea and back as adult salmon.
Cato Lyngøy, Technical Director in Marine Harvest Norway, says to NRK ”the Vosso salmon is the largest wild salmon species we have, and it has an amazing iconic value. It means a lot to the local community and contributes towards making our industry an amazing export business”.
Regarding the value of our contribution to this project, Lyngøy says to NRK that “it is positive for our reputation in general – but there is no doubt that the greatest value lays in the knowledge that is being transferred between two groups who normally do not communicate”.
For more information see external links from NRK and Bergens Tidene.