Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has ordered new fish farm pens from Fusion Marine, bringing Cooke’s total investment in new equipment to almost £1m in the last eight months.
The latest contract is for four new Triton 400 pens and the refurbishment of three Oceanflex pens, following on from a previous order in the summer of 2015 for 12 new Triton 450 pens and the upgrade of four Oceanflex pens. These new pen systems for sites on Unst and Yell in Shetland are supplied with safety decking and other ancillary equipment.
This investment is part of Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s ongoing strategy to ensure it is equipped with the most modern containment systems. The company has a particularly strong presence in Unst and Yell where it employs around 65 people and is a significant contributor to the local economy.
Manufactured from tough polyethylene (PE), the Triton system has been developed by Fusion Marine to meet the harsh conditions experienced in exposed, open sea fish farming locations. The triple-ring Oceanflex pen system is widely used by Scottish salmon farmers and utilises the most advanced, quality assured construction techniques.
Colin Blair, managing director of Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, said, “These new orders are all about standardising our fish farming systems to the highest possible level and where containment is our number one priority.”
