Posts Tagged ‘europe’
Diving In
Ross-shire Diving Services land major Mowi contract When Brian Watson and Fiona Cameron made the decision to leave successful careers in New Zealand to return to Scotland, it was with the vision of setting up a new life with their young family and return to the area where they grew up. Watson began his diving…
Read MoreThe GOOD Life
OK Marine is an active contributor in the fight against salmon lice. They use cleaner fish as a natural delousing tool and have built a complete concept to create the optimal conditions and welfare for cleaner fish. The concept is called the GOOD concept and provides proper protection, adapted feeding and a safe environment to…
Read MoreRopelessly devoted to you
Nordic Cover produces high quality, durable and ropeless kelp systems for cleanerfish. A special lacquered coating means there is minimal cleaning and therefore associated manual labour on sites. Nordic Cover kelp has been left in from October till April with no growth! Nordic can tailor each kelp system for every site’s needs, ensuring that cleanerfish…
Read MoreNet Profits
NLB water jets specifically designed for harsh environments Cleaners of net pens both in-situ and onshore require reliable, effective water jet cleaning systems to remove algae, waste matter and other organic growth that restrict water flow reducing oxygen levels and water quality which affect fish health, growth and harvest yield. NLB’s 225, 325 and 605…
Read MoreBiofouling: A ‘Gluey Constrictor’
Garware’s V2 technology has built-in antifouling properties The famous phrase by Captain Haddock in Tintin’s ‘Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!’ would be one of the first introductions to biofouling species in our childhood. Any surface submerged in water is susceptible to the growth of aquatic species: both micro and macro, and this effect is known…
Read MoreReduce your environmental footprint with FiiZK
In 2018 FiiZK received support from the governmental body, Innovation Norway, in order to increase their focus on the environmental effects of their production of tarpaulins for aquaculture. Two years later they now use materials which lead to simpler and cleaner recovery and reuse. The previous challenge was that the materials consisted of various polymers…
Read MoreCan fish egg disinfectants still be used despite regulation?
For many years, the fish production industry has used fish egg disinfectants at the hatchery stage, to improve hatchability and profitability via destruction of disease-causing microorganisms on the outer coating of the egg. Many disinfectants are designed to kill extremely tough and resistant bacteria and viruses and are not environmentally safe. The selection of the…
Read MoreThey’ve got it covered
Cunningham launch range of inflatable treatment tarpaulins Cunningham, manufacturers of clever protective covers, have recently launched their inflatable treatment tarpaulins. With over 50 years in business, Cunningham are the sought-after people when it comes to the provision of clever, protective and sustainable covers for the aquaculture industry. Their protective solutions are vital to companies…
Read MoreObserve the future
Observe Technologies are in the final trials of a unique augmented feed system that enables automatic feeding of pens. Operators and managers can configure custom feed strategies allowing them to automatically increase and decrease feeding rates ensuring a responsive and standardised method of feeding. It is designed to complement existing processes and enable site personnel…
Read MoreFunctional feed additives to reinforce skin mucus protection
Commercial aquaculture species suffer from a variety of bacterial infections and parasites which cause important economic losses. Skin mucus is the first barrier by which fish are protected from the attack of pathogens. Adhesion and growth of bacteria and parasites is a constant battle between the mucus defensiveness and renewal. The skin mucus defensive mechanism is…
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