Posts Tagged ‘SINTEF’
Inside job
A tiny sensor implant could tell us far more about fish health Researcher Eirik Svendsen, at Norwegian research institute SINTEF Ocean, has developed an implant capable of measuring data, which can be associated with disease and ailments in farmed fish at an early stage. The tiny device may be the most advanced implant ever made…
Read MoreTop scientists join SAIC board
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed five industry experts to its board, to provide objective scientific advice on future projects. The five new members of the Independent Scientific Panel are Dr Lydia Brown MBE, Dr Hans Bjelland, Dr Heather Moore, Dr Clive Talbot and Dr Hamish Rodger. The panel is made up of…
Read MoreSalmon waste to power jet airliners
WASTE from salmon farms in Norway may soon be used to power jet airliners – including those carrying seafood to Asia. Millions of kroner is being invested in the large Biokraft biofuel plant near the town of Skogn in Central Norway to produce ‘green’ gasoline for planes. The project is being carried out in collaboration…
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 MoreNorway PM hails aquaculture success
NORWAY’S prime minister, Erna Solberg, has said the country needs to develop an aquaculture industry that can deliver food and economic values ​​within an acceptable footprint. She was speaking at the Havbruck 2018 conference, which gathered the fish farming industry, along with researchers and politicians, for key discussion on future policy. The main theme of this…
Read MoreSalMar plans second giant platform
THE Norwegian fish farmer SalMar is planning to build another huge offshore platform possibly twice the size of Ocean Farm 1, which was brought in from China last summer. The move follows SalMar’s acquisition of 51 per cent of the shares in the Stavanger based company MariCulture, which is involved in the development of fish farms…
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