Iceland looks to inland salmon farming for a greener way to meet demand

AS ICELAND’S salmon farming industry booms, the country is struggling to ensure its sustainability. Traditional open-pen farming is taking an environmental toll, and while land-based fish farms are a promising alternative, high costs pose a challenge.

Still, some industry players are already betting on land-based farms for the future.

Gudni Gudbergsson, head of the Freshwater and Aquaculture Division at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, said: “Investors are putting their money into the land-based farming industry because it has the potential to solve many of the environmental problems that we are dealing with now.”