North Cage 2
The Norðurkví project was set up to:
- Design a technical solution for a fish farm to enable farmers to sink it and lift it in Icelandic conditions.
- Maximize the usefulness of submersible pens with regard to working conditions.
- In addition, find a new solution for handling net bags in aquaculture to repel baits.
The focus of this part of the project, called Norðurkví 2, is to design a technical solution for a fish farm that can be sunk and lifted again to prevent damage due to drift. In addition, several new types of treatments on net bags were tested to see which of the tested treatments worked best.
North Cage was established to:
- Develop sea cage technique to sink cages fit for Icelandic conditions.
- Optimize functionality of sinkable sea cages considering working conditions.
- In addition different types of netting and impregnation were tested in order to minimize the necessity of frequent change of nets in the cages.
This part, North Cage 2 of the North cage project is concentrated on the development of a cage that can be temporarily submerged and re ‐ lifted to the surface to avoid the damage on the installation during the occurrence of drifting ice. In addition different types of netting and impregnation were tested in order to minimize the necessity of frequent change of nets in the cages.