Cflow has further strengthened position within land-based fish farming by signing a contract with Salmon Evolution to supply fish handling technology to the company’s second phase build-out at Indre Harøy.
‘Salmon Evolution’s second phase build-out represents the next exciting chapter in Cflow’s land-based future,’ said Cflow’s chief marketing officer Gunnar Hoff.
Under this agreement, Cflow will supply fish handling that will ensure optimal animal welfare and sustainable production of Atlantic salmon. Cflow will among other things deliver technical solutions for fish logistics between the facility’s pools. The equipment is to be manufactured at Cflow’s Langevåg facility. Design and engineering work has already commenced, while equipment deliveries will begin in early 2025 and continue well into 2026.
‘We have worked hard to prepare next generation’s fish welfare for land-based aquaculture. Salmon Evolution can already demonstrate highly impressive biological results, but our joint ambition is to further improve both animal welfare and their commercial results. We have turned every stone and employed our best biologists and engineers to develop a very gentle fish handling system,’ Gunnar Hoff said.
Upon completion of the second phase build-out, Salmon Evolution will increase its production capacity with a further 10,100 tonnes HOG, enhancing its total planned annual production volume to 18,000 tonnes.
At Andøya in North Norway, Cflow collaborates with Andfjord Salmon and contributes towards their objective of increasing production volume to 8000 tonnes HOG from 2025, and further gradual volume increases up to 40,000 tonnes in 2030.
‘Both Salmon Evolution and Andfjord Salmon have achieved industry-leading biological results, with good fish health, low mortality levels, and high superior share. That precisely these two players choose Cflow’s solutions for their next build-out is a great vote of confidence,’ he Hoff added.
‘Updated regulations for land-based aquaculture in Norway are finally on the way, so we are seeing that things are starting to move in this market.’
He commented that five years ago the decision was taken to focus on land-based fish farming, which represents another way of working compared to ship deliveries.
‘There is a lot of engineering work upfront and delivery schedules that stretches up to a decade ahead in time. This creates strong predictability and excellent opportunities for both long-term employment and value creation for the supply chain,’ Gunnar Hoff said.
