CONTAINMENT SPECIAL
TRAINING
Net gains Of course Dyneema® is more expensive, but we decided
that the advantages of using this material far outweighed any disadvantage. We decided to replace all our 6mm and 10mm mesh nets for our 15 and 16-metre pens. But who would produce them for us? We contacted Hvalpsund Net A/S in Denmark, as we needed an experienced manufacturer of nets, which would provide us with the quality and service we needed. This company was founded in 1934, and has been producing nets for seawater farms since the 1980s. Their adopted keywords of ‘Quality, Know-how, and Value for Money’ caught our attention. Sales Manager Ryan Poulsen and Key Account Manager Casper Petersen invited a group of freshwater site man- agers from Marine Harvest Scotland to visit their factory in Ustka, Poland, in June 2010. The purpose of the visit was to discuss net specifications and any design issues we may have had concerns about. Who better to discuss net design than the farmers that would be using them? We wanted strong nets that would be both fish and fish farmer friendly. Business for Hvalpsund Net A/S had grown considerably as the fish farming industry had grown, so Peter Poulsen direc- tor of Hvalpsund Net A/S had founded the factory Poldan Net in Ustka in 1990, as their factory in Denmark had reached its maximum capacity for production. Since then the factory at Ustka has produced an array of nets for fishing, sport, fish farming and also safety nets.
Our Marine Harvest managers spent some time with Piotrek Szulc, the floor manager of the Netcage department. He has worked for Hvalpsund for 18 years. Piotrek was obviously very skilled in his field, so he was the ideal person for us to discuss our net specification with. It soon became clear that we had the right people to produce our nets.
The visit turned out to be extremely worthwhile. The first order for full Dyneema®
nets was placed. Forty seven nets in total,
were ordered, for delivery to our freshwater loch sites at Arkaig and Glenfinnan.
These nets arrived in the summer of 2010. They are now in use at Loch Arkaig, and Farm Manager Angus Morrison says,
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‘They are absolutely superb. They hang well, are easy to work with, easy to keep clean, and kind to the fish when crowding to grade or vaccinate. Angus adds, ‘They are the best we have had.’ Now that we have seen the nets in operation, as well as witnessed the skill and expertise involved in their manufacture, Marine Harvest Scotland have placed an order with Hvalpsund Net for an additional 135 Dyneema®
nets for our freshwater
sites in 2011. Hvalpsund are also producing 78 Environets for Marine Harvest’s seawater operations. But this is not surprising, given the quality and service we have received. In fact, we are commited to high standards of biosecurity as well as containment. That is why we also intend to employ Hvalpsund to wash, disinfect, strength test and recertify all our freshwater nets between year classes, when sites are fallow. Investment in new equipment and systems is vital for Marine Harvest Scotland to remain leaders in our industry. Strong nets, improved feed systems and increased use of cameras to moni- tor stock will all contribute to this goal.
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