30 years of Scottish Aquaculture
AKVA GROUP
modern needs for production management and planning – including tracing, docu- mentation of animal welfare, analysis and reports. In 2007, AKVA acquired UNI-Aqua and Danaq, and thereby moved into Recircu- lation Technology, which is predicted by many to be the main method of aquacultural production in the future. Re- circulation systems provide the possibility to further industri- alise aquaculture production – allowing supply to meet market requirements inde- pendent of seasonal factors, while providing the highest possible biosecurity.
The people; innovation based on experience The key to the success of AKVA lies with the experi- ence of its many employees. UK Sales Director, Dougie Johnson, started as a salmon farmer back in 1976, and joined AKVA in 2001. He
comments; ‘The industry experience and know-how that the collective AKVA workforce has helps us ensure that the biologi- cal performance is constantly improved through the de- velopment of products and services.’
Industry trends and demands for supply Today’s market demands consistent delivery and quality, achieved through predictable and controllable production environments. The increas- ing social and environmental awareness of consumers have all combined to force the industry into fresh ways of thinking.
The future To meet the increasing demands of the market, a combination of land-based re- circulation with offshore pens could be the solution. ‘Maybe by growing fish to a larger size using recirculation systems and farming them in more exposed locations we can have the best of both worlds,’ reflects David Thor- burn, General Manager, AKVA group UK. ‘The controlled environment and predictable growing conditions offered by our latest recirculation technology, combined with
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our natural resources off the Scottish coasts could very well be the way forward for the industry in the UK.’ To be ahead of this develop- ment, AKVA group launched a new process control system that covers both cage and land-based farming – improv- ing system integration and operation even further. This industrial process control platform is used to connect everything – from local farm sites to international aquacul- ture operations and recircula- tion systems. At the moment it is possible for a central control centre to operate a number of farms remotely from one location. This allows better monitoring, while the staff on
site are able to focus on fish welfare and husbandry.
Opposite, bottom: newspaper clipping presenting the first Polarcirkel cage in 1974. Top: The Idema 7-head net cleaner in action.
This page. Top: state-of-art system, combining Wavemaster barges and Idema 7-head cleaners. Middle: today’s large 500mm cages compared to the 225mm ‘Gigante’ cage only 15 years ago. Bottom: the new Idema unit.
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