Earlier this year, Smir AS signed an agreement with halibut farmer Sterling Halibut for the delivery of a waterborne feeding system to their new facility at Kvera in Strand municipality. Recently, a final inspection of the system was carried out and the feeding system has now been formally handed over.
This is our first delivery of waterborne feeding technology to a species other than farmed salmon, and an important step in our commitment to develop and offer innovative and sustainable solutions to a wider range of aquaculture species.
Halibut feed differs significantly from the traditional feed used in today’s salmon farming, both in size and with its softer consistency. To ensure that waterborne feeding could be a reliable and real alternative for feeding method to halibut farming, we carried out several thorough tests together with Sterling Halibut on one of our feeding systems in the early phase. The tests showed very positive results and helped to reassure the customer that our waterborne feeding technology meets the high demands required on the handling of halibut feed.
The feeding system is installed on Sterling Halibut’s brand new concrete barge delivered by Dokk Husøy, and is a complete waterborne feeding system adapted for feeding eight cages with farmed halibut.
In close collaboration with Sterling Halibut and Dokk Husøy, we have worked purposefully throughout the design phase to find good solutions for feed transport and feed treatment. This has resulted in a waterborne feeding system that matches the high quality and longevity of the fleet, customized for gentle and sustainable feeding of farmed halibut.
We would like to thank everyone involved for the good cooperation, and wish Sterling Halibut the best of luck in future production.
