Posts Tagged ‘Aqualine’
Individual fish farming moves a step nearer
SALMON farmer Cermaq is to install a Midgard System at its innovative iFarm, which was awarded four development licences by the Norwegian Fisheries Directorate. The farming concept, a joint project with BioSort, uses image recognition and the identification of each individual salmon to monitor growth, health and sea lice. The technology will enable a shift…
Read MoreScale AQ welcomes boat builder on board
THE newly formed Norwegian aquaculture supplier Scale AQ has announced an addition to its team, with workboat specialist Moen Marin coming on board. Scale AQ, headquartered in Trondheim, was formed in August with the merger of Steinsvik, Aqualine and Aqua Optima, and was soon joined by the Tasmanian company Pan Logica. Per Ivar Lund, vice…
Read MoreBig Scale barge deal for Mowi
A DEAL for five new feed barges has been agreed between Mowi and Scale AQ, it was announced today. The 500-tonne capacity Sea Farm Feeder barges will be delivered next year and distributed between the regions of Northern, Central, and Southern Norway. Erik Mjøs, Mowi’s purchasing manager, said: ‘The combination of good technical solutions and…
Read MoreMowi plans to farm in the depths
NORWEGIAN salmon farmer Mowi plans to lower its fish farms far below the surface of the sea, combining technology from the Norwegian aquaculture, subsea and offshore industries. The company has applied for 36 development licences for the realisation of its AquaStorm concept, it announced in a press release. ‘This is the largest development project we…
Read MoreEarly success at new wave farm
COOKE Aquaculture’s newest site in Orkney, East Skelwick, lies 2.5km from the nearest landfall or, as farm manager Stewart Rendall puts it, ‘on the edge of the ocean’. Described as a trial site, it is Scotland’s most exposed high energy farm, and its success could help change the way salmon are farmed in the future.…
Read MorePicture of the exhibition
SCENES from the recent Aquaculture UK exhibition in Aviemore were captured on film by Fish Farmer, Fish Update’s sister publication. Editor Jenny Hjul, advertising team leader Dave Edler and photographer Angus Blackburn caught up with several industry insiders to find out how the show was going for them and to see what products and services…
Read More