Chris Good has seen US land-based salmon farming begin to take off during the four years since CtrlAQUA began, with massive facilities being built or in the planning stage. Written by: Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud for the CtrlAQUA Annual Report 2018 Dr. Good is Director of Research at The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute in West Virginia,…
In its third year, scientists, farmers and technology suppliers at the CtrlAQUA Centre have researched and acquired new knowledge about farming in closed-containment aquaculture systems. Such knowledge will contribute to the Centre’s ambition to make closed systems off-the-shelf products. In this annual report you can also read interviews with two industry actors at the centre…
Written by Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud for the annual report 2016 of CtrlAQUA. In office premises in Horten, in the development company ORP – Oslofjord Ressurspark, you will find Bård Haug. On his shelves he has two patents, and in his head he has ambitions. The patents were the brainchild of his former colleague, Frank Karlsen,…
Written by Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud for the annual report 2016 of CtrlAQUA. Bremnes Seashore is building recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for smolt on land. This is part of a long-term strategy based on a detailed assessment of the future production of salmon with little sea lice. “We have tested many options but are now focussing…
Written by Reidun Lilleholt Kraugerud for the annual report 2016 of CtrlAQUA. The first company out as an SFI partner is Botngaard AS from Bjugn. They joined CtrlAQUA in 2016. When they were established in 2009, they supplied delousing tarpaulins for fish farming facilities. Since 2010, they have taken the next step and developed a…
In its second year, scientists, farmers and technology suppliers at the CtrlAQUA Centre have researched and acquired new knowledge about farming in closed-containment aquaculture systems. Such knowledge will contribute to the Centre’s ambition to make closed systems off-the-shelf products. Choose one of the following versions: Reader friendly version Printable version If you’d like a professionally printed…
