The Fascinating Life Cycle of Salmon Trout: A Journey of Survival and Adaptation
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1. Salmon Trout is a type of fish that is similar to Salmon but comes from the Trout family.
2. It is also known as Fjord Trout, as it is raised in the pure and cold Norwegian Fjord where seawater and fresh water from glaciers meet.
3. Salmon Trout is primarily imported from Norway for Air – Flown Fresh.
4. Salmon Trout can also come from Chile, Australia, US, Canada, and Scotland.
5. The cost of Salmon Trout is usually 10% – 20% higher than Salmon due to the economy of scale and the longer growth period of Salmon Trout.
6. The import of Salmon Trout has been around for 34 years in Singapore.
7. Between 70%-80% of people prefer Salmon over Salmon Trout.
8. Malaysia has the highest seafood consumption per capita in Southeast Asia, consuming an average of 1.4 billion kilograms of seafood annually.
9. There is an increasing demand for imported fish such as salmon and trout in Malaysia, especially among middle- and high-income urbanites.
10. Norway is the second largest seafood exporter in the world, exporting 2.6 million tonnes in 2017 alone.
11. Norway is the world’s largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon and fjord trout.
12. Trout is gaining prominence in the Malaysian market, traditionally dominated by salmon.
13. Retailers often mislabel trout as salmon, leading to confusion among consumers.
14. Norwegian fjord trout is farmed in the untainted Norwegian fjords where seawater meets fresh meltwater from glaciers and snow.
15. Trout represents only 5% of the total production of salmon in Norway.
