Kaldvik reduces 2025 harvest forecast amid high mortality.
Kaldvik AS, formerly known as Ice Fish Farm, has revised its 2025 harvest forecast downward by 3,500 tonnes to 21,500 tonnes, citing increased mortality and lower-than-expected growth rates. The company disclosed the update in a stock exchange announcement on Tuesday evening.
For 2024, Kaldvik harvested 14,965 tonnes, including 6,668 tonnes in the fourth quarter. The company’s earlier forecasts estimated a harvest of approximately 15,000 tonnes for 2024 and 25,000 tonnes for 2025.
The reduction in the 2025 forecast is attributed to challenges with the 2023 generation of fish, which experienced higher mortality due to winter ulcers and suboptimal growth caused by lower-than-average temperatures. Kaldvik noted that the 2023 generation was the last cohort not to receive the company’s newly developed winter ulcer vaccine or the standard ISA vaccine.
In addition, higher-than-expected mortality has been observed at the Einstigi site during smolt stocking. As of January 21, 2025, 721,000 smolt have been stocked at the site. The company identified supersaturation during smolt transport and lower-than-anticipated temperatures as the primary causes of the elevated mortality.
