Acronym NETWASH
Category
Aquaculture
Title In-situ Net Cleaning System in Aquaculture Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - SMEs-Co-operative Research Contract
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Specific Research Activities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Snorre Sørensen Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - BTT AUTOMATYKA Sp zoo (Poland) ,
Gdańsk Tech - Gdansk University of Technology (Poland) ,
NA - Hradfrystihusid Gunnvor HF (Iceland) ,
NA - Imenco AS (Norway) ,
NA - Marina 2000 Di Campesi M.p. & C. Snc (Italy) ,
STI - National Institute of Technology (Norway) ,
NA - Niebling Technical Brushes GmbH (Germany) ,
NA - Pera Innovation Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
PRODUCTOS MESA - Productos y Mangueras Especiales SA (Spain) ,
NA - Refa Med Srl (Italy) ,
NA - Tsurumi-Intec Pump AB (Sweden) ,
Start year 2006 End year 2009 Funding (€) € 1,181,309 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/32788 Summary Fouling in aquaculture is the growth of marine flora and fauna on submerged installations, including the netting. Comprehensive fouling results in clogging of the net, which impedes the passage of water through the fish cage. The reduction in exchange of water can result in depleted oxygen levels and elevated ammonia levels, affecting growth and animal health negatively. In severe cases, increased levels of fish mortality can be prominent, certainly unwanted features for the fish farmer. Also, fouling affects current-induced drag forces on submerged equipment, representing a potential hazard to the fish cage installation overall. Currently, dealing with fouling problems includes expensive operations, as state-of-art technology is neither sufficiently developed nor cost-effective. Hence, there is an urgent need for cost-effective net cleaning equipment suitable for the various cage systems commercially in use in the fish farming sector.
Keywords
Prototype;
Open sea aquaculture;
Fish;
Cage aquaculture;
Engineering;
Biofouling;
Marine Region
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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Marine Region Map
