Polish land-based farmed salmon producer Jurassic Salmon is still facing production issues, but is nevertheless continuing to receive a higher price for its fish than its open net-pen competitors, the top executive at the group told IntraFish.

The farm has had a number of problems, both with meat quality, cooling and production cycles.

"Producing salmon in closed systems in not that easy," CEO Michal Kowalski told IntraFish.

The quality of salmon has improved, but the weight remains a problem, with the company harvesting fish of between 2-4 kilos, he said.

This means the company is harvesting around 50 metric tons per month, equivalent to 600 metric tons per year -- while the potential, according to Kowalski, is about 50 percent higher at 900 metric tons.

"We hope to reach that potential within a couple of years," he said.

On the up side, Jurassic Salmon is selling its fish at prices that are between 20 percent and 30 percent higher than salmon from open net pen farms, thanks in part to its Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification and the fact that vaccines or medicines are not used in raising this fish, he said.

The company's use of thermal water also gives it additional margin on production as well, according to Kowalski.

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