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The total production of Atlantic salmon in- creased by 2.5% in 2011 to 158,018 tons. This follows on from a 6.9% increase in 2010 and is the highest production recorded since 2004. The survey shows increases in the production of grilse but a decrease in the production of pre-salmon and salmon. Overall there was an increase in the productivity of tons produced per person.
Smolt production increased to 43.6 million, with the majority (60.5%) being S1 and the remainder being S½ smolts (39.5%). The number of staff directly employed on freshwater sites increased by four. Productivity increased to 148,900 fish per person. The number of ova laid down to hatch decreased by 7.2%. The ratio of ova laid down to smolts produced has decreased to 1.5 in 2011.
Salmon
production was at its highest level since 2004
NUMBER OF COMPANIES AND SITES IN PRODUCTION DURING 2003-2011
Projected estimates for 2012 suggest a de- creased number of ova were laid down to hatch and that fewer smolts will be produced in 2012, followed by an increase in 2013. Ova were derived from both Great British (46.9%) and foreign (53.1%) sources in 2011. The export of ova to other countries remained steady. The production tonnage in seawater increased by 2.5% in 2011. The number of staff directly employed on the farms decreased by 51. The estimated smolt placement in 2012 has de- creased to 31.3 million. The estimated harvest forecast for 2012 of 158,026 tons is similar to the actual production in 2011.