The development project for the Aquatraz safeguarding fish cage is nearing the end. The Aquatraz prevents escape and salmon lice, improves fish health, working conditions and productivity, and is now commercially available. Over the course of three years we have developed three generations of Aquatraz, four fish cages are in operation, the last was launched May 2020. Over 2 years they have accumulated 3 years of operation and produced 5,000 tonnes of salmon. Aquatraz G3 was filled with salmon in summer 2020, and we expect to document the good effects of deeper lice skirts and improved water exchange during the summer. The results from Aquatraz G3 will be included in the final phase of design for the fourth and last generation Aquatraz. From autumn 2020 we are opening for other fish farmers to declare their interest in the fish cage and join the final phase of delivery of the Aquatraz G4 fish cages.
Aquatraz G3. Foto Steinar Johansen/MNH
Launching Aquatraz G3
- with deeper salmon lice skirts
The third generation Aquatraz was launched at the end of April 2020. This fish cage includes a total 18 meter deep lice skirts. Having this deep sidewalls, constituting salmon lice skirts is possible due to a highly efficient water exchange system, that has been confirmed in the previous Aquatraz fish cages.
The amount of salmon lice in Aquatraz G3 is low and decreasing over the summer 2020.
- prevents salmon lice and escape
The follow through and the technical know-how of the Aquatraz team has exceeded all our expectations.
Steingrim Holm
Project Manager, MNH
