Spotted wolffish aquaculture · Iceland
Arctic Spotfish
Juvenile spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) for aquaculture partners — bred in Iceland, with a commercial hatchery planned in Þorlákshöfn.
Where we stand
Nov 2024
First successful spawning in our Icelandic program
60%+
Survival through start-feeding on first trial (~10,000 of 16,000)
<1%
Mortality during grow-out — strong natural immune response
Þorlákshöfn
Site secured for a commercial juvenile hatchery
Why now
For decades, spotted wolffish farming stalled on the same problems: egg quality, fertilization rates, and larval start-feeding. In 2024, working with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute at Stadur near Grindavik, Arctic Spotfish demonstrated that those barriers can be cleared — and that Iceland can produce juveniles at commercial relevance.
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Leadership
Hreinn Sigmarsson
Founder & CEO
Hreinn leads Arctic Spotfish ehf, building Iceland’s spotted wolffish juvenile program from wild broodstock collection in 2023 through first hatchery success in 2024 — and toward a commercial juvenile hatchery in Þorlákshöfn.
Looking for spotted wolffish juveniles?
Grow-out farms, partners, and investors — we are building Iceland’s juvenile supply chain for Anarhichas minor.