Open Ocean Aquaculture Engineering Workshop

Program

Sunday (August 14, 2005)
20:00 Icebreaker at the Faroese Museum of Natural History
Monday (August 15, 2005)
08:30 Opening talks
  • Knud Simonsen: Welcome
    • Fish farming in the Faroe Islands - a breif summary
    • Spread of material with the tidal currents on the Faroe Shelf
      ABS , PRE
  • Bjarni Djurholm (Minister of Industry): Opening of workshop
  • David Fredriksson: Objective of workshop
Session 1: Physical modeling of structures
Net structure flow dynamics, physical modeling of open ocean aquaculture structures, biofouling implications.
09:30 – 10:00 Pål Lader: Introduction and state-of-the-art - "Physical modelling of structures"  
PRE
10:00 – 10:30 Short talks    
10:30 – 11:30 Discussion    
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch    
Session 2: Numerical modeling of structures
Structural modeling of containment systems, biofouling implications
13:00 – 13:30 David Fredriksson: Introduction and state-of-the-art - "Numerical modelling of structures"
ABS
PRE
13:30 – 14:00 Short talks    
  Kyrre Vikestad: A method for estimating drag force and net deformation of fish cages
ABS
PRE
  Øystein Patursson: Modeling the deformation of gravity cages using AquaFE
ABS
PRE
14:00 – 15:30 Discussion    
Session 3: Fluid dynamics around and inside farming equipment
Computer fluid dynamic modeling of both fin fish and shellfish farms, diffraction effects: Implications on large farms, biofouling implications
16:00 – 16:30 Arne Fredheim: Introduction and state-of-the-art - "Fluid dynamics around and inside farming equipment" ABS  
16:30 – 17:00 Short talks    
17:00 – 18:00 Discussion    
19:00 Dinner    
Tuesday (August 16, 2005)
Day: Field trip.
Along this (bus) trip there are several fish farming plants
Wednesday (August 17, 2005)
Session 4: Environmental effect and waste transport
The Environmental Effect on Open Ocean Aquaculture including Waste, Dilution, Dispersion
8:30 – 9:00 Craig Stevens: Introduction and state-of-the-art - "Environmental effects and waste transport"
ABS
PRE
9:00 – 9:30 Short talks    
9:30 – 10:30 Discussion    
11:00 – 12:00 Operations and design
Cages, moorings, platforms (work, feed), transport (feed, personnel), security
   
  Glen Rice: The operation and design of a submerged open ocean fish farm
ABS
PRE
  Heidi Moe: New ideas about ropes and netting configurations in a fish cage
ABS
PRE
  Tim Dempster: The Ethology perspective: Fish wellfare and the quality of the final product
ABS
PRE
13:00 –17:00 Wrapping up and final discussions
  • Organizing a working document based on the discussions
  • Develop a visiting scientist program
   
17:00 Bus transportation to Vestmanna    
18:00-20:00 Boat trip along fish farms and bird cliffs (www.puffin.fo/skuvadal)    
20:00 Dinner at Fjørukrógvin in Vestmanna    
Thursday (August 18, 2005)
Departure
 

Last updated: Monday January 16, 2006

Editor: Anna Olsen