About This Farm
Environmentally conscientious & strong management.
The business is almost entirely funded within Iceland. The site Is under construction and is a fully owned 27 hectare site by the sea and a stone’s throw away from international shipping port.
The farm has technologically advanced systems with reduced handling and stress on fish resulting in an astonishingly low mortality rate.
Phased in operation – now entering phase one with an expected harvest of 500-1000 tons in 2023, increasing to 30,000 tons+ by 2027. Licenses already secured for expansion of operations
Hatchery – salmon brood stock entirely raised in Iceland from egg. Fully owned hatchery currently with about 2 million smolts situated less than 30 km from the grow out facility
The agreements are already in place for conversion of waste to compost for use in local greening & reforestation projects
Chris Mills 
Chris is the founder of Upton Smokery and has been in the food business for 20 years. The Upton Smokery shop has featured in the Financial Times top 50 places to shop in the world.
Chris says – “I have been caught in a trap of supporting an industry (salmon farming) which I simply don’t believe in. Open cage salmon farming at sea is an environmental tragedy with such a low level of husbandry that, if people really knew what happened below water, they would never eat salmon again.
SILVERSCALE is changing that so I am thrilled to be part of this new initiative. Only good husbandry, pure water and zero chemicals can produce an end product to match its wild cousin.
Wild Atlantic salmon is an incredible species in terrible trouble. Open caged salmon farming at sea is having a dire effect on their very existence and the only responsible and sustainable form of salmon farming has to be done in a controlled environment on land. Iceland is the obvious place to achieve this.”
The difference
Farmed Salmon from open cages at sea
Poor husbandry
well documented with a high mortality rate - probably unequalled in any other form of farming
Sea lice proliferation
the only treatment available is a toxin which has a direct effect on all crustacea . Wild salmon and sea trout are known to be directly and adversely affected by excess contact with sea lice
Antibiotics
used for control of sea borne diseases exacerbated by high density farming. Diseased farms have a direct impact on wild salmon and other wild fish
Raw sewage
uncontrolled effluent render the sea-bed devoid of life which is a direct threat to other species. Toxic nitrogen levels create highly poisonous algae blooms
Escape
mixing with dwindling wild salmon stocks and diluting their genetic make up
Unsustainable
open caged salmon farms are nett pollutants and poor for the environment
LAND SALMON farmed on land in a controlled environment
Excellent husbandry
with very low mortality. Fish reared in highly oxygenated, crystal clear lava filtered water at an optimum temperature
No sea lice
no toxic treatment required
No antibiotics
each tank system is an isolated biosphere
Raw sewage
pumped out, filtered and turned in to compost
Escape
no escapees possible and no threat to wild salmon stocks
Fully sustainable
abundance of clean water and 100% renewable energy
