Aug 21 (Reuters) - Fish farmer P/F Bakkafrost BAKKA.OL :
* Bakkafrost q2 operational ebit DKK 407.9 million ($62.57 million) (Reuters poll DKK 387 million) vs DKK 459 mln in q2 2017
* Harvested salmon volumes were 12.9 thousand tonnes gutted weight as earlier announced vs 18.4 thousand tonnes in Q2 last year
* Operational EBIT in farming NOK 39.09 ($4.62) per kilo in Q2 vs NOK 33.50 in Q2 last year
* Operational EBIT in VAP (value added products) NOK -11.00 per kilo in Q2 vs NOK -13.01 in Q2 last year
* Global harvest growth in salmon is expected to be around 6-8 percent in 2018 versus previous view of 4 percent
* Global supply growth next three quarters expected to be between 3-5 pct
* Global supply increased by 8 pct in Q2
* Bakkafrost expects to harvest 49,000 tonnes in 2018 (Reuters poll 50,400) versus may forecast 51,000 tonnes
* The reduction is due to earlier harvest in a-13 borðoyarvík in q2 2018 because of precautionary action to maintain a good biological situation
* Bakkafrost has signed contracts covering around 12 pct of expected harvested volumes for rest of 2018
* Bakkafrost: expects to release 13.9 million smolts in 2018 versus previous guidance of 13.9 million
* Havsbrún's sales of fish feed in 2018 are expected to be at 80,000 tonnes, depending on external sales
* Outlook for farming segment is good
* Bakkafrost expects to make investments of around DKK 3 billion during 2018 to 2022
* We foresee great opportunities for development in future and to be able to transfer these opportunities into realities, large investments are needed
* Acquisition of north landing in USA has been closed in q3 2018
* Aim of investment program is to minimize biological risk, increase efficiency and create sustainable organic growth
* Maintenance capex is included in investment program
* Dividend policy in future, which is unchanged although a new investment program is announced