Wild Atlantic salmon are native to the cold marine waters surrounding Iceland and migrate into the country's pristine glacial rivers to spawn, making them an integral part of the nation's natural ecosystem and ecological heritage. However, the term "salmon" also encompasses various Pacific species like Chinook, Sockeye, and Coho, which are not native to Iceland. While wild Atlantic salmon have inhabited Icelandic rivers for millennia following the last ice age, the contemporary market also features significant volumes of commercially farmed Atlantic salmon produced within open sea pens stationed in various coastal fjords around the island.