FITCO
Fitco is an industrial company specialising in the processing of copper alloy products for over 30 years with a dynamic commercial presence in the European and global markets.
Fitco produces the UR30® Copper Alloy Net, specifically engineered for aquaculture applications.
The UR30® Copper Alloy Net presents an ideal solution for the fish-farming industry addressing key challenges in a sustainable way:
It naturally inhibits biofouling, enabling increased water flow and high oxygen levels, while reducing opportunities for parasites and pathogens to grow and infect the fish.
Staying clean, the net improves fish health and welfare, leading to increased growth, low mortality and improved feed conversion rates.
Its high structural strength and robustness maintain cage volumetric stability against severe sea conditions and provide additional protection from sea predators.
It offers less stress from crowding and prevents predators from reaching into the cage, thus enabling fish to grow faster, in length and weight.
It achieves substantial improvements in environmental performance as it does not require the use of antifouling coatings and it can be recycled at the end of its useful life.
Having been deployed in various environmental conditions for the production of several fish species, the UR30® Copper Alloy Net has proved its performance over many years in seawater, yielding better productivity indices, lower life-cycle costs and higher net economic benefits for fish farmers.
