This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 6 2025.
With a total production of 192,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon in 2024, production levels have increased by around 41,000 tonnes (27%) since 2023. This increase signifies a strong rebound by the Scottish salmon industry, whose production levels have previously decreased significantly two years in a row. The increase was driven by an overall uptick of production levels across all categories—year 0, grilse, pre-salmon, and year 2—but also by an increase in the mean harvest weight of year 0 salmon, grilse and pre-salmon. Scotland is the world´s third largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon, with salmon making up around 96% of aquaculture production value.
