Lønningdal

Like Dirdal, we have the ability to take fish from egg right through to harvest size in tanks, or move them to commercial scale on-growing facilities.  In the sea, we now have 3 sites operational close to Lønningdal, consisting of 90m circular cages and 24m x 24m steel cages.  This gives us the important ability to test new diets at commercial scale, before launching them on the market.  The facilities here complement those at Dirdal, allowing us a greater scope for trials and also a complete backup.

The site started in 1986, coming to full operation by 1988.  After many changes over the years, the site now comprises a range of tank facilities to grow fish from egg through to harvest weight (3 to 5kg), as well as commercial and semi-commercial scale net cages in the sea.  There is also a fish health facility, where trials have been run to test functional feeds in a pilot scale.

The wide range of facilities in Lønningdal allows us to develop new diets to support the demands of EWOS customers. We are also able to test potential new raw materials in the diets of fish at all stages of the life cycle, allowing greater flexibility in diet formulation and hence greater sustainability.

With more than 20 years experience of running trials here, the systems run smoothly, giving results which have been shown to be highly relevant to applications in industry.