Vancouver Island and Danish companies have been awarded a three-year deal to build new pen systems for British Columbia’s largest salmon aquaculture company.
The construction of eighty-seven 120 metre diameter high-density polyethylene circular fish pens, branded HD 500 Extreme, was awarded by Marine Harvest Canada to Poseidon Ocean Systems dealing on behalf of manufacturer Hvalpsund Net.
“The HD 500 Extreme pens are a wider and more stable platform than existing pens in use at Marine Harvest Canada, and are particularly well-suited to dual-net predator-exclusion programs,” explains Matt Clarke, President of Campbell River-based Poseidon Ocean Systems. “In addition, the pens were supplied with alternative supplementary flotation that allowed us to eliminate the use of polystyrene foam inside the float pipes, which is a nice environmental benefit.”
The first orders for 29 pens were immediately placed by Marine Harvest and will be built on Vancouver Island.
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