Ace Aquatec provides its Humane Culling System (A-HCS®) that helps to prepare this specific salmon more safely and efficiently way.
Ace Aquatec
The aquaculture technology specialists Ace Aquatec and start-up Tiny Fish have signed a partnership to offer small premium fish and consequently promote Scottish salmon's circular economy.
Tiny Fish harvests, collects, freezes, packages, and stores the small salmon that is removed from the fish population during the salmon's freshwater phase. This selection of fresh fish ends in restaurants, hotels, takeaways, zoos, aquariums, and pet food suppliers across the UK, "making every fish count in the aquaculture industry."
On the other hand, Ace Aquatec provides its Humane Culling System (A-HCS®) that helps to prepare this specific salmon more safely and efficiently way. The A-HCS® uses the award-winning A-HSU® technology which renders fish unconscious within one second.
Also, Mowi and Landcatch have participated in this partnership. Precisely, the Norwegian salmon-farming giant has already tested these advantages with its smallest fry and parr intended for human consumption and pet food producers.
Regarding the sustainable nature of this initiative, Tara McGregor-Woodhams, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Ace Aquatec said: "The goal of this partnership of making every fish count is closely aligned with our commitment to sustainability at Ace Aquatec. This collaboration has created a real opportunity for Scottish producers to show the global aquaculture sector that putting welfare and zero food waste at the heart of processing is easy to achieve and the right thing to do."
Finally, Dan Philips, Freshwater Director at Mowi, talked about productivity and all the benefits it entails: "Farmers want to see every one of their fish sold as food. This collaboration between Ace Aquatec and Tiny Fish is a no-brainer to reduce food waste across our freshwater production. The technology is easy to operate and is helping us reduce our carbon footprint by converting the fish into a natural, healthy, and safe ingredient for pet food products and fish oils."
In 2022, Regal Springs and Ace Aquatec entered into a partnership to introduce the A-HSU® technology into their main tilapia processing facilities after successful trials in Mexico.