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IRISH ORGANIC SALMON

FROM IRELAND

Ireland is an international leader in responsible and organic seafood production. Irish
organic salmon was the first seafood product to achieve the official French Agriculture
Biologique (AB Bio) status and is recognised throughout Europe. Responsible
stewardship and environmental protection are core principles guiding the development
of our wild fisheries and aquaculture. Ireland’s global market share in salmon
production is less than 1% and production is on average 13,000 tonnes per annum.
Close to 95% of our total production is now certified to an organic standard or quality
labels such as AB Bio, Naturland, Irish Quality Organic and the European Organic
standard.

Irish organic salmon thrive in the wild pristine waters along Ireland’s westerly coastline
producing organic salmon since 1995. Much of the exposed westerly coastline has
a 1A rating for water quality - the best there is. This, combined with the knowledge
and expertise that has been built up over the last 3 decades, has given the Irish salmon
industry a reputation for producing the finest quality organic salmon in the world.

Irish salmon farming conditions are unique. Huge sea pens, located on the Atlantic
coastline, expose salmon to strong marine currents and provide more than 10,000 cubic
meters of water to swim in – the equivalent of a large cathedral. Stocking densities are
very low: approximately two fish per 1,000 litres of seawater and less than 1% of pen
volume stocked with organic salmon. Over an average of 18 months, salmon swim
an equivalent of 13,000kms before reaching market size, comparable to the distance
travelled in their natural migration.

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