Acronym Aquamoor
Category
Aquaculture
Title Aquamoor Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National
Coordinator institution
TFI - Technology From Ideas Ltd (Ireland)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2018 End year NA Funding (€) € 199,960 Website https://www.aquamoor.co.uk/ Summary Aquaculture is a one of the key growth sectors of the blue economy in terms of food supply, job creation and growth potential. To deliver increased production fish farms need to move offshore, where a key challenge to be overcome are the increased loads on the cages and the mooring system. New mooring and anchorage solutions for fish farms are essential to expansion into offshore locations. TfI have developed and trialled such components in the wave and tidal sector with loads reduced by ~70%. In this project we validate the impact of polymer components (based upon the knowhow TfI have developed from the wave and tidal sector), in the aquaculture space. In the first instance we are undertaking an evaluation of the loads experienced on offshore fish farms in expose environments. This in itself is challenging as there is little publishing of actual loads in these environments and it is clear from our interaction with fish farm operators that they would like to better understand these loads. Loads need to be monitored at multiple points throughout the mooring system. There will be monitoring of two cages, one with polymer components installed and one without. Initial monitoring from the cage without components will be sued to provide the input data for the accurate modelling of fish farm behavior, and then the subsequent for the design of suitable polymer components. These will eb deployed on the second cage and monitoring of both cages will then be used to validate the relative change in performance. and
A suitable fish farm in the west of Ireland has been chosen for this work and we will be regularly disseminating the monitoring data and will have strong dissemination programme to inform the industry of the outcome.
Keywords
Engineering;
Open sea aquaculture;
Cage aquaculture;
Fish;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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