UPDATED: Samherji's massive land-based salmon farming project faces challenges over groundwater concerns

Iceland's National Planning Agency says there is considerable uncertainty about the impact the farm will have on the groundwater in the region.

Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Mar Baldvinsson, HS Orka Tomas Mar Sigurdsson, Samherji MD Jon Kjartan Jonsson and HS Orka MD of Strategies Jon Asgeirsson signed the initial deal in 2021. — Samherji CEO Thorsteinn Mar Baldvinsson, HS Orka Tomas Mar Sigurdsson, Samherji MD Jon Kjartan Jonsson and HS Orka MD of Strategies Jon Asgeirsson signed the initial deal in 2021.Photo: Samherji

Published 27 July 2023, 03:01Updated 28 July 2023, 07:43

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