Nova Sea invests in closed fish farming

Nova Sea AS has partnered with FishGlobe AS to help build the largest variant of its closed farming system, the FishGlobe 30K. The co-owner of North Salmon Service will also take over the company's two development licenses.

Regarding this agreement, FishGlobe CEO Tor Hellestøl said: "We are incredibly proud that such a reputable company as Nova Sea is coming in and becoming a partner in this project. This will be an all-Norwegian project, with farming in Nordland, technology from Rogaland, construction in Eastern Norway, and suppliers from all along the coast."

On the other hand, Nova Sea CEO Tom Eirik Aasjord, noted: "Our goal is to have the country's healthiest farmed fish and highest survival rates. Therefore, it is always important for us to participate in the development of new production technologies that can provide better protection for the fish and teach us to master new production methods in addition to conventional farming."

The FishGlobe 30K

These floating globes eliminate the intake of sea lice and reduce fish escapes. The old 3.5K post-smolt globes were 3,500 cubic meters. The new FishGlobe (30K) will be almost ten times larger, reaching up to 30,000 cubic meters.

FishGlobe has already tested some smaller variants of this product, and Nova Sea will now conduct trials with full-scale food fish production.

Regarding these trials, Business developer Tormod Skålsvik at Nova Sea noted: "FishGlobe has worked well on developing the technology over several years and currently has two smaller globes in full operation with post-smolt production in Rogaland. We believe that a full-scale test at a suitable location in our region will yield good results."

Moreover, Nova Sea will look for other benefits of shorter production time at sea when the salmon is kept in the closed facility during the initial part of the sea phase.

In March, Nova Sea signed a contract with the construction company Consto worth NOK 673 million to build a new salmon slaughterhouse in Lovund, Nordland.

To learn more about closed farming systems, check out WeAreAquaculture's articles on 'The Egg' and Marine Donut, both designed to solve some of the salmon farming industry's most serious problems.