What’s New

The French aquaculture equipment specialist Faivre now offers a 10-inch fish pump with 316L stainless steel housing, the Pescamotion 50. With its powerful performance – a TDH (total dynamic head) of 10m – the new pump is ideal for supplying a high-capacity grader or for transferring fish to a tank or a lorry. The Pescamotion…

Cretel has produced a custom-made washing and drying installation for Aquaculture Resources Unlimited in Malta. The customer required an installation that cleaned oil and tuna waste from 1,400-litre containers, and a storage warehousing system. Cretel’s business units – Washing & Drying Systems, Machinery and Automation – combined their expertise to provide a customised solution, resulting…

The Norwegian company SIMONA Stadpipe has evolved into one of the country’s leading specialists in innovative piping systems. In recent years, the company has worked on several major fish farms in Norway. In August 2022, it began construction of a large-scale land-based facility for Hima Seafood. The facility, in Rjukan, Norway, is expected to be…

Scottish farm’s pasteurisation process powers national grid With aquaculture production sites widely dispersed throughout remote parts of Scotland’s Highlands and Islands, handling fish waste collection and treatment is always going to be difficult … or is it? Not content with being at the thin end of the wedge, the Isle of Lewis is leading by…

Alumichem is a Nordic Company that delivers customised turnkey solutions to treat intake water and effluents from aquaculture systems. Christian Bang-Møller, CCO Technology Alumichem, said: “Our business model merges Chemistry, Technology and Knowledge, and – with our recent activity in the UK – Trevor’s experience in water treatment combined with his background with systems and…

Trout are farmed on outdoor farms all over Europe. Although they are a cold-water species, as with all fish, and can withstand temperature variation of 0–20°C, the ideal temperature for trout growth is between 12–16°C. Below this range, their metabolism slows down, affecting fat digestion. As the fish’s metabolism slows down, it can take up…

The CXO300 is a new generation of diesel marine technology, offering a high-powered 300hp diesel outboard to the aquaculture market. Delivering 650 Nm (newton-metres) torque at 2250-3000rpm, the CXO300 allows vessels to move through the water in a much more controlled and smooth manner, whilst also meeting the demands for a high performing outboard engine…

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) and Erasmus Mundus are funding scholarships on the 2023-2025 Aquaculture, Environment and Society (ACES) Joint Master Degree programme. Students on this two-year programme study at three centres of European excellence in aquaculture research: Nantes Université, University of Crete and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), a partner of…

Aquaculture technology is constantly evolving and BK Marine collaborates with its customers to keep up with new developments, so that the quality of product and safety of production conditions continue to improve. BK Marine’s cage cleaner has proved its efficiency for four different companies across a range of sites. The company believe that it has…

Coastal Workboats Scotland is due to complete its next stock LUV2208 in collaboration with Damen Shipyards during December this year. This latest incarnation of the now proven Damen Landing Utility Vessel design comes on the back of successful deliveries into the Scottish aquaculture sector with the most recent LUV2208 (Tiffany II) having now been in…