An overview from Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) Akvafakta shows 55.4 million salmon smolts were released into Norway's sea farming cages in September, a 9 percent jump year-on-year when 51 million smolts were released.
So far this year 253.7 million salmon smolts have been released, 8 percent more than at the same time last year, when it totaled 235.7 million.
In September, there were 3.2 million trout smolts released, 8 percent more than last year, when 2.9 million smolts were released into farm cages.
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