Tenacibaculosis – an alternative approach

Atlantic salmon with gill lesion caused by Tenacibaculosis

The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada has launched a tenacibaculosis model to assist farms in combating growing disease challenges In 2023, the Norwegian salmon industry experienced the loss of 62.7 million Atlantic salmon before they reached market size, marking an increase in mortality by 6 million salmon from the previous year. The largest contributors to…

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Revolutionising aquaculture safety

Example AI performance

OTAQ introduces LPAS to combat harmful algae blooms: a game-changer in aquaculture monitoring Within the aquaculture industry there are increasingly frequent reports of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) being responsible for devastating fish kill events, in some cases with a single event wiping out an entire farm’s stock. In order to mitigate this, farms have been…

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BIO-UV and Pinnacle in partnership for ozone treatments

Bio-UV Group Pinnacle

BIO-UV Group has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with US-headquartered Pinnacle Ozone Solutions to leverage the company’s QUADBLOCK Ozone water treatment products in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.  Pinnacle is one of the largest suppliers of ozone technology in the North American markets. Pinnacle’s patented advanced ozone technology will increase BIO-UV Group’s ozone…

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Aquaculture technology and biosecurity

Ozone technology in fish farming process

Advanced aquaculture technology is enhancing biosecurity and fish welfare, writes Iain Brown, Industry Sales Engineer, Xylem UK and Ireland Leading aquaculture experts from Xylem will deliver a keynote address at Aquaculture UK, taking place at Aviemore, Scotland, 14-15 May 2024. The presentation “Optimised energy consumption in land-based aquaculture – sustainability put to life!”, will be…

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UCO nets a solution to the problem of containment 

UCO’s Netfix system on an ROV

Maintaining the integrity of nets is essential for a fish farm – but can be expensive. Fortunately, there is an answer to the dilemma Containment of stock is a key aspect of husbandry operations, of vital importance for the fish farmer from an economic and regulatory position. Avoiding issues created by escaped fish is beneficial…

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Enhancing aquaculture operations

Tritonia are working to develop a regulatory standard for hard substrates beneath fish farms using ROV based 3D photogrammetry

A comprehensive solution from Tritonia and Ocean Ecology Tritonia Scientific provide underwater surveying through the use of remote sensing techniques (multibeam, sidescan and ROV – remotely operated vehicle – visual surveys), complemented by scientific and commercial diving capabilities. Renowned for our expertise in Providing Underwater ClarityTM, we can also produce detailed models of seabed features…

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Elevate your fish farming with robotics solutions

Boxfish Robotics

Staying competitive in the dynamic fish farming industry requires a comprehensive approach to cover a multitude of inspections. Here to help is ARV-i, a state-of-the-art underwater robot designed by Boxfish Robotics (NZ) and SubC3D (Norway). This single system is engineered to address various operational tasks, enhancing sustainable and responsible aquaculture. Elevate your fish farming with…

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Quality always pays back

HS Marine - crane

Because they are designed with long life and suitability for marine use in mind, HS.MARINE cranes represent a lower cost of ownership The growth of HS.MARINE continues in 2024. The Italian manufacturer of marine cranes has been rewarded by the market for the reliability of its production and the low cost of ownership. Stefano Forni,…

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Ready to go

Flugga boats electric boat

The electric Fluggaboat is coming back to Aviemore Unst Inshore Services Ltd are exhibiting the 100% electric Fluggaboat again at Aquaculture UK 2024. We will also have a representative from Evoy, who make the propulsion system. He is there to help us on our stand and answer any questions you may have. At the last…

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GRP Access Structures for Barcaldine Hatchery

Dura Composites designed and supplied a challenging set of two GRP (glass reinforced polymer) access structures for Barcaldine Hatchery – one at the Vacuum Waste and the other at the On-Growing RAS – each addressing critical safety and access needs for sensor maintenance and cleaning. The access structures were required to maintain adequate headroom, using…

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