Proximar reports biomass at 1,804 tonnes at end of November.
Proximar Seafood has issued an extraordinary production update showing continued biomass growth following its third-quarter report.
The company said biomass at its land-based facility at the foot of Mount Fuji reached 1,804 tonnes at the end of November, up from 1,379 tonnes reported at the close of the third quarter. Proximar reiterated its target of reaching 2,000 tonnes of biomass by the end of 2025.
The update, which corrects a previously reported biomass growth margin in supporting material, was published after the company received what it described as multiple inquiries about biological performance since the Q3 reporting date of 14 November.
Proximar said system performance and water quality remain stable. The survival rate in the grow-out department was 99.9 percent for November, and fish health was reported as good.
“I am very pleased to see that the positive biomass development with improved growth rates is continuing. We see good results of the improvements done over recent months, as communicated in our recent quarterly presentation. We expect this to transfer to increased harvest weights and improved price realization for 2026,” said Joachim Nielsen, CEO of Proximar.
The company said the next scheduled update will be its regular fourth-quarter 2025 production update, expected around 6 January 2026.
Proximar Seafood is a Norwegian land-based salmon farming company with its first facility in Japan. The company stocked its first eggs in October 2022 and carried out its first harvest on 30 September 2024. Its Fuji Atlantic Salmon brand was launched in October at the Tokyo head office of its partner Marubeni Corporation.
Proximar uses groundwater sourced near Mount Fuji to produce Atlantic salmon for the Japanese market, with harvest and distribution on the same day. The company has previously highlighted its proximity to major fish markets as a potential cost and emissions advantage.
