Benefits of Wolffish

In comparison to salmon farm, wolffish farm has potentially 2 times the value and has half the maturity time of halibut.

Wolffish is a hardy, demersal fish species. It consumes little energy and has a very good feed conversion rate, substantially lower than other farmed fish.

Wolffish compared to
other common species

Salmon

Cod

Halibut

Wolffish

Global aquaculture production
(2019)

Time to maturity

2.6 million tonnes

900 tonnes

1.600 tonnes

100 tonnes

Feed conversion ratio

12-14 months

20-24 months

22-24 months

48-58 months

1.2

1.1

1.1x1

1.3x

1 Company estimates
Sources: FAO, Mowi Industry Handbook 2021, Norcod Annual report, Fishpool, Groundfish Forum, The Norwegian Seafood Council, Seafood Watch