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Fire at Atlantic Sapphire's Denmark facility

The salmon biomass at the Danish RAS facility is expected to be lost.

Fire at Atlantic Sapphire’s Denmark facility
September 20, 2021

A fire broke out in the RAS salmon facility of Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark on September 15. The company expects the full Danish facility will be impacted by the fire and that the damages will be material and substantial. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. The standing biomass in the Danish facility is expected to be lost. The Danish facility is insured against fire for the full book value of the facility of approximately $33 million.

The company suffered several incidents in its RAS facilities in Denmark and Florida, where technical problems led to the loss of more than 500 tons of fish.

A fire broke out in the RAS salmon facility of Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark on September 15. The company expects the full Danish facility will be impacted by the fire and that the damages will be material and substantial. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. The standing biomass in the Danish facility is expected to be lost. The Danish facility is insured against fire for the full book value of the facility of approximately $33 million.

The company suffered several incidents in its RAS facilities in Denmark and Florida, where technical problems led to the loss of more than 500 tons of fish.