FVS-521: Semi-Closed Cage Technology: can this method of farming maintain optimal fish health, reduce sea lice and environmental impacts?
Presenter: Dr. Ashleigh Currie
Date: May 6, 2021 Time: 01:00 PM UTC
CEPD credits are available for this event
Costs for training: Free to full members, Free to student members, Non member/guest: $15
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Semi-closed containment systems (S-CCS), where an impervious barrier surrounds cultured salmonids to separate them from their external environment, are an important addition to open-net cage farming at sea to aid in ambitions to increase aquaculture production volumes, reduce risk of escapes and eliminate sea lice pressures. For over 10 years, FiiZK have been investing in the development of the Certus range to provide a solution for achieving production goals, improving operational costs by minimizing or eliminating the need for lice treatments, achieving higher growth rates and producing more robust fish compared to traditional farming methods. Here, we present results from research assessing health and welfare of Atlantic salmon grown in semi-closed containment systems.
Presentation Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate semi- closed cage technology.
- Scientific results from CtrlAqua project.
- Case Study performance results.
Speaker Bio:
Ashleigh is a Business Development Manager/ Fish Health (R&D) for FiiZK Ltd. Ashleigh holds a PhD in Marine Science with a specialism in benthic biogeochemistry and a BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology. Over the past few years her experience has been focused on the aquaculture sector as a Fish Health and Welfare Manager for Scottish Sea Farms Ltd in Shetland and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the West of Scotland where she was involved in the development of automated diagnostic tools for fish health monitoring.