AQUACULTURE

Offshore cage farming has potential in Asia

13 years ago

Cage culture technology developed in Norway is being increasingly used in Asia to farm species such as cobia, tilapia and pompano. It is a far cry from the primitive industry still in use there where small cages made from wood or bamboo with nets hanging from the top are used to rear fish.

These large cages were designed and developed in Norway and are being used for rearing cobia/pompano in the sea off central Vietnam. Credit: Jorge Alarcon, Marine Farms Vietnam

Cage culture technology developed in Norway is being increasingly used in Asia to farm species such as cobia, tilapia and pompano. It is a far cry from the primitive industry still in use there where small cages made from wood or bamboo with nets hanging from the top are used to rear fish.