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Setting a standard for fish welfare with Borghild Hillestad of Viking Aqua
January 12, 2024 By Jean Ko Din
Viking Aqua wants to build the “next generation RAS for Atlantic salmon,” planning a 33,000-ton facility in Skipavika, Norway. In this episode, Borghild Hillestad shares how she plays a key role as director of fish welfare in the early design/engineering phase. She also shares the company’s plans to establish a Fish Welfare Index that will set parameters for the facility’s artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring system.
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- Viking Aqua is an upcoming fish farmer designing its Next Gen RASTM, a land-based RAS facility for Atlantic salmon, in Skipavika on the west coast of Norway, Gulen municipality. (Photo: Viking Aqua)
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- The company has obtained a concession to produce 33,000 tonnes of Atlantic salmon, of which 5,600 tonnes will be raised to the post-smolt stage, and the remaining 27,400 tonnes will be grown to full harvest size. (Photo: Viking Aqua)
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- The RAS facility is based on a design developed in collaboration with AquaBioTech Group, Framo AS, Overhalla Betongbygg AS, and Viking Aqua. (Photo: Viking Aqua)
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- The site spans over 200,000 m2, and construction of the first phase, consisting of a 30,500 m2 building with 48 modular tanks, each with its own separate RAS system. (Photo: Viking Aqua)
Further reading:
- Viking Aqua on the company’s fish welfare standards
- Viking Aqua’s first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report (2022)
- “RAS Talk podcast names Justin Henry as new co-host” (RAStech Magazine, Jan. 4, 2024)
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