The long haul

Patience pays off as third generation halibut farmer prepares to up-scale production

Jan Brekke witnessed the beginnings of Norway’s halibut farming industry in the of the sector’s pioneers.

Now he is pioneering the second wave of that his land based venture will prove more well as being one of the world’s most sustainable farms.

farming with ‘something between a commer

He produced a harvest of 50 tonnes last year but now plans to upscale to 800 tonnes thanks to a major investment of $2.75 million at the

moved in to expand the farm when Fish Farmer spoke to him last month.

survival rate with its unique system.

‘It’s not very expensive to make or to run but it’s a much more stable system than what other farmers are using in land based systems.’

to the starter feed for the juveniles’.