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Aquaculture Information
Aquaculture is the farming of animals in the water and has been practised for centuries, with the monks farming fish in the middle ages. More recently the technology has progressed and the aquaculture sector is now producing in the region of 50 thousand tonnes annually and provides a valuable food product as well as much needed employment in many rural areas of Ireland.
A typical fish farm involves keeping fish in pens in the water column, caring for them and supplying them with food so they grow to market size. Or for shellfish, containing them in a specialised unit and allowing them to feed on natural plants and materials in the water column until they reach harvestable size. While farming fish has a lower carbon and water footprint to those of land animals, and a very efficient food fed to weight gain ratio compared to beef, pork or chicken, farming does require protein food sources and produces organic waste which is released into the surrounding waters.
Published: 27.01.2021 kl. 09.27 | Updated: 04.02.2021 kl. 16.30
Model of the vessel. Illustration Skagen Ship Consulting
The Shetland based mussel farming business Blue Shell Mussels LTD have placed an order for two mussel harvesting vessels from Skagen Ship Consulting AS.
The vessels will be used for harvesting mussels from their rope-grown mussel farms and will be built by Skagen Ship Consulting at Etkin Marin in Istanbul, Turkey. Delivery is planned for Q4 2021.
Skagen Ship Consulting AS facilitate all types of turnkey maritime projects. Their services include broking and funding, project management and supply of site teams and equipment, design and requirement specifications, as well as shipbuilding from start to finish.