December 2007

Commercial Cod Trials

On the 1st December Romsdal Processing AS became the first company to commercially kill cod using the 12" Ace Aquatec HS2 machine at Midsund in Norway.

To date they have stunned 95 Tonnes of cod with the machine. The quality of stunning is good and there have been no reports of any carcass quality problems.

These commercial harvests demonstrate the versatility of the HS2 machine which can be produced in a variety of sizes and reprogrammed to humanely slaughter a wide variety of round fish.

September 2007

Ace Aquatec cracks Cod

In what is believed to be the first comprehensive trials on humane electrical stunning of cod Dr Jeff Lines and Ace Aquatec have finalised the electrical parameters for this species.

Dr Jeff Lines is arguably the UK's leading authority on electrical fish slaughter and has evolved the experimental techniques used in this definitive study.

A small scale quality trial showed that the preferred electrical treatment did not affect the carcass quality.

Launched in May this year the 12" HS2 (Salmon model) has exceeded its design capacity of 10 Tonnes per hour in recent trials in Norway achieving a peak loading of 23T/hr. With only minor modifications to the electronics Ace Aquatec is now in a position to offer this speed and efficiency for cod as well as salmon and large trout. Thanks to Trosc Teo of Carna in Co Galway for hosting the trials.

July 2007

First HS2 Salmon Stunner in Midsund

Ace Aquatec goes to Norway. Ace Aquatec and distibutor Alaxas A.S. installed the first 12" HS2 salmon stunner in Midsund . The system has been installed between the well boat and the factory so that the fish arrive at the gilling table within a minute of leaving the boat. Trials are still ongoing but the company is reportedly pleased with the simplicity of the machine, rate of harvest and flesh quality.

April 2007

First sale of 12" HS2 salmon stunner

Muir Ach Mahanni Teo agreed to accept the installed 12" HS2 salmon stunner and order a second to complete its harvesting operation on the 20th April 2007. The company had been working with Ace Aquatec since June 2006 suggesting design improvements and carrying out quality trails.

January 2007

StunfishFirst successfully completed

The EU funded CRAFT project was completed at the end of January 2007. This project involved scientists from Holland and Britain, fish farmers from all over Europe and the industrial partners Specialist Welding Services Ltd and Ace Aquatec. Ace Aquatec designed the 3 prototypes and Specialist Welding built machines. During the project the humane stunners - based on the HS2 design - stunned sea-bass, tilapia, eel and turbot in commercial settings.