During its quarterly presentation last Friday, Cermaq said the biological situation in Chile had improved but was still challenging.

“What is extremely uplifting is that we’re seeing the average slaughter weight for Atlantic salmon has improved,” said Cermaq CEO Jon Hindar.

"He referred to the drop in lice figures, which was due naturally to winter conditions, but that these were lower than was the case for the same period last year. This was also due to increased coordination in the industry and efforts made by the authorities,” said Hindar.

“We’ve