CONTAINMENT SPECIAL propriate, frame recommendations for R&D.
Topics covered included: • Aquaculture - a Marine Scotland Policy per- spective
• Aquaculture - a UK perspective for the unini- tiated
• Food and energy security - a role for aquac- ulture?
• Scottish salmon sector - engineering chal- lenges
• Aquaculture engineering - a Norwegian perspective
• Seaweeds for biofuels
Six working groups, including one on contain- ment, were charged with addressing a series of questions designed to help them identify key issues and knowledge gaps, suggest possible solutions and, where possible, indicate both priority and timescale to achieving a resolu- tion. The other groups were on marine biofuels and integration with renewable energy devel- opments, offshore logistics, engineering stand- ards, moorings and foundations, husbandry and environment.
Findings of the containment group The containment discussion group made the following conclusions: • Rapid automated methods for the detec- tion of holes and breaches in cage nets would help to prevent and minimise fish escapes. A
number of novel approaches were explored. • A common theme emerging from this group and others was the need to model the interac- tion between cage structure and nets to help predict points or areas of failure. Such model- ling should extend to full system modelling requirements. • Measuring, standardising and monitoring net tensioning to minimise abrasion and pre- vent predator attacks is required. • A better understanding of the operational life of net materials would be desirable and opportunities for unorthodox innovation in net design (eg self-sealing of holes, following the automated leak sealing technology analogy in pipeworks) should be considered.
A series of next steps were then proposed to capitalise on the enthusiasm and interest generated by the event, these include: • The development of a prospectus of oppor- tunities for aquaculture engineering, designed to inform decision makers.
• Establishment of subgroups tasked with further development of some of the areas of aquaculture engineering highlighted by the workshop.
• Facilitation in the development of multidis- ciplinary proposals for prioritised research. • That Scotland should host an international aquaculture engineering conference within the next two years to help establish Scotland as a centre of expertise.
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