Posts Tagged ‘nets’
Vónin Scotland lands £955K for new aquaculture net facility
In a significant advancement for the Scottish aquaculture sector, Vónin Scotland Ltd, a leader in aquaculture services and supplies, has received £955,000 in funding from the Scottish Government. The grant will contribute towards the large investment required to develop a comprehensive facility for the maintenance, cleaning and treatment of fish farming nets. Vónin’s new operation…
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Boris Nets have been working very closely with the Scottish Salmon Company in the development of a new high pole bird net type for two of their sea water sites. For some years it has been realised a new type of protection was needed to meet the environmental and practical day to day working life…
Read MoreFurther improvements for FIAP’s Alu series
FIAP GmbH from Bavaria, Germany, has for many years offered a range of light but sturdy aluminum landing nets for fish farmers to facilitate their work. The FIAP profinet Alu was developed in-house by the company many years ago. Among the features contributing to its robust and user-friendly design is the aluminum bow system of…
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 MoreFISA passes the test
Last year FISA, together with UK representative Boris Net, introduced the product to Loch Duart. FISA’s SUPRA (Premium HDPE) anti predator solution is ideal for the Scottish salmon market as it is an integrated containment and anti-predator allowing customers to contain the fish and protect from predators in one unit. Following the successful test, FISA…
Read MoreBespoke Brailers
W&J Knox has been producing a variety of bespoke heavy-duty brailer nets for use from hatchery to wellboat. Inherent strength comes from the tubular marine grade stainless steel, fabricated in-house. Release mechanisms can be manual with a drawstring or mechanical with the addition of a brailer block. The brailer pictured was produced using HDPE netting…
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