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(in Norway),” said Solaas. “We have built live to Karl-Johan Bakken, Farstad chief executive. coating and absorb nutrients shortly after
fi sh carriers before from scratch and have a delousing as opposed to chemical treatment
lot of experience with conversions. This is less “Our competence lends itself to the offshore methods.”
invasive than what Farstad is doing, but the industries,” said Bakken. “The question is
base philosophy is to convert unused tonnage whether this can be a side business.”
for other purposes.”
The use of warm water for delousing is not Facts:
Delousing on PSVs new per se, but the method of controlling Norwegian well boat companies:
Norwegian ship owner Farstad made its fi rst the treatment temperature and the fi sh’s Rostein, Solvtrans, Norsk Fisketransport,
foray into aquaculture with a test project this containment time is. Using Optimar Stette’s Frøy Sjøtransport, Nordlaks Transport,
year using PSV Far Server. The vessel was new OptiLice method, delousing occurs as Seigrunn, Seivåg Shipping, Napier, Mowi
outfi tted with environmental technology that a continuous process under high capacity Star, Gerda Sæle, Intership, and Aqua
is revolutionizing delousing of farmed fi sh. and with no discharge. The process water is Star Invest.
The company partnered with Fjordlaks Aqua, fi ltered and lice destroyed. Tests showed it
SeaSide, and Optimar Stette on a chemical- was possible to delouse 100 tons of fi sh per The Norwegian Coastal Shipping
free method using warm water to fl ush sea hour onboard Far Server, which was placed Companies’ members comprise a fl eet
lice off salmon. next to the offshore salmon farms. of 55 well boats, 31 feed boats and 33
service vessels. Well boats in Norway
Ålesund-based Farstad has traditionally “We are extremely pleased with the results transport 1.3 million slaughtered fi sh and
served the petroleum sector. However, of the collaborative project,” said Amund 320 million smolt annually.
its current anchor handling and PSVs are Pedersen, Fjordlaks Aqua project leader. Source: ilaks.no/Kystrederiene (Coastal Shipping
experiencing a low fl eet utilization rate amidst “Optimar Stette’s method represents a Companies)
low oil prices. It is important to look at new signifi cant improvement compared to
possibilities in the current market, according alternative solutions. Fish maintain their slime

Portrait of a salmon.
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