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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First Barcaldine smolts transferred to sea

THE first smolts from Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been safely transferred to sea pens, the company said today. The smolts, which arrived at Barcaldine as eggs in January, were hatched and reared using a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). They had an average weight of 160g – more than double that…

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