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Semi-closed cage suppliers Fiizk and Ecomerden merge

Semi-closed cage suppliers Fiizk and Ecomerden merge

Two leading players in the manufacture and supply of floating semi-closed containment systems for salmon farming have merged.

Fiizk wins order for its biggest ever cages

Fiizk wins order for its biggest ever cages

Fiizk, a leader in the production of floating semi-closed containment systems (SCCS), today announced it had clinched an order for its biggest-ever cages.

Pump breakdown blamed for early end of semi-closed cage trial in Canada

Pump breakdown blamed for early end of semi-closed cage trial in Canada

A technical fault that resulted in salmon farmer Cermaq’s decision to call an early halt to a growth trial in a floating semi-closed containment system (SCCS) in British Columbia, Canada was related to the breakdown of a pump, the company has told Fish Farming Expert.

Cermaq ends SCCS trial early but will try again

Cermaq ends SCCS trial early but will try again

Salmon farmer Cermaq Canada has called an early halt to a trial to grow fish to various sizes in a semi-closed containment system (SCCS) at its Millar site in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Planning bid made for Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm

Planning bid made for Scotland’s first semi-closed salmon farm

Loch Long Salmon (LLS) has submitted a planning application to develop Scotland’s first semi-closed fish farm at Loch Long near Beinn Reithe in Argyll.

Semi-closed containment in Scotland ‘by next year’

Semi-closed containment in Scotland ‘by next year’

Floating semi-closed containment systems (SCCS) will be used in Scottish salmon farming next year, one the technology’s leading suppliers has predicted.

Fiizk buys up water filtration specialist AkvaFresh

Fiizk buys up water filtration specialist AkvaFresh

Norwegian fish farming supplier Fiizk, which makes floating semi-closed cage systems (SCCS), has acquired water filtration expert AkvaFresh.

HiddenFjord orders third semi-closed cage

HiddenFjord orders third semi-closed cage

Faroese salmon farmer HiddenFjord has ordered a third floating semi-closed cage from Norwegian supplier Fiizk following an order of two cages earlier this year.

HiddenFjord slashing salmon time in sea to five months

HiddenFjord slashing salmon time in sea to five months

Faroese salmon farmer HiddenFjord is planning to cut the time its salmon spend in marine net pens to an average of just five months by using floating closed cages for an intermediate growth stage.

American Aquafarms buys Fiizk farm planning software

American Aquafarms buys Fiizk farm planning software

American Aquafarms, which plans to produce in floating closed containment systems off the coast of Maine, has chosen FiizK Digital’s Horizon Planner Land software to meet its requirements for biological planning.

Fish farming fabric suppliers stitch together a merger

Fish farming fabric suppliers stitch together a merger

Norwegian Weather Protection (NWP), which makes lice skirts and other fabric products for fish farming, is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of rival firm Fiizk Holding.

Cermaq begins semi-closed containment trial in Canada

Cermaq begins semi-closed containment trial in Canada

A trial of Cermaq Canada’s new semi-closed containment system (SCCS) has begun in British Columbia following the stocking of 495,000 smolts with an average size of 100 grams.

Scottish manager marks new ‘milestone’ for FiiZK

Scottish manager marks new ‘milestone’ for FiiZK

Norwegian aquaculture supplier FiiZK has appointed a business development manager as part of its expansion into the Scottish and Irish markets.

Fish farmer buys five closed cages for ‘green permit’ site

Fish farmer buys five closed cages for ‘green permit’ site

Closed cage supplier Fiizk has secured its largest contract to date, for five cages that will comprise a new salmon farm. The order from SinkabergHansen is linked to the Norwegian salmon farmer’s purchase of a “green permit” for an extra 827 tonnes of biomass.