BIM - Salmon Aquaculture workshop 2025

Salmon Aquaculture workshop 2025

BIM will host a Salmon Aquaculture workshop to brief the sector on the range of technical projects we have undertaken under the Marine and Finfish Challenge programs.

This workshop will:

Provide updates on Bubble curtain deployments and results

Provide fish health updates and advances in in-house testing methodologies

Provide updates on tested fuel saving measures and integration of renewable energies

Create a space for the sharing of knowledge amongst salmon producers both freshwater and Marine.

For more information or to register for the event contact Geoffrey Robinson at Geoffrey.Robinson@bim.ie

Agenda

10:00 - Registration

Welcome Tea, Coffee and Scones

Clonellan Suite, Chair, Rory Campbell, BIM

10:30 - Event welcome

Rory Campbell, BIM

10:40 - Bubble Curtain deployment, an evolution

Michael Sammon, Clear Seas Aqua

11:00 - Bubble curtains – Daily operation

Aisling Doogan, Oceanfarm

11:20 - Bubble curtain, industry results

Geoff Robinson, BIM

11:40 - Fish Health overview

Felix Scholz, STIM

12:15 - Q and A

Rory Campbell

12:25 - Lunch and Networking - Cedar Restaurant

Clonellan Suite, Chair, Teresa Morrissey, IFA aquaculture

13:45 - PCR testing by fish health biologists

Sarah McEvoy, Mannin Bay Salmon

14:05 - DNA detection of HABS

Jens Carlsson, UCD

14:25 - Natural antimicrobial solutions to improve animal health

John Cullen, Auranta

14:45 - National Sea lice monitoring program

Pauline O’Donohoe, MI

15:05 - Fish Health surveillance

Brian Quinn, Wellfish Tech

15:15 - Q and A

Teresa Morrisey

15:25 - Tea, Coffee and Networking - Pre Conellan suite

Conellan Suite, Chair, Damien Toner, BIM

15:50 - Fish Health Camera technology, Aquabyte

Clara McGhee, MOWI

16:10 - Fish Health Camera technology, Ace Aquatec

Frank Madden, Mannin Bay Salmon

16:20 - Underwater visualisation and training

Brian Murphy, TC Marine

16:40 - End of Day Q and A

Damien Toner, BIM

19:00 - Workshop Dinner - Clonellan Suite

9:25 - Introduction

Clonellan Suite, Chair Joanne Gaffney, BIM

9:30 - Optimisation of remote sensing and Sampling

Tara Chamberlain, Southwest Aquatech

9:55 - Hybrid system design and optimisation

Patrick Grehan, Daretech

10:10 - Vertical axis wind turbines and marine deployments

Tomas Flanagan, Eire Composites

10:25 - BIM Fish welfare training

Felix Scholz, STIM

10:35 - Q and A

Joanne Gaffney

10:45 - Tea, Coffee and Networking - Pre Clonellan Suite

Clonellan Suite, Chair, Joanne Gaffney, BIM

11:00 - HVO trials and carbon reduction

Ronan Cooney, BIM

11:20 - Freshwater and Power Production

Paul Brewster, Sea Potential

11:40 - Hybrid system use onboard a feed barge

Padraig McLoughlin, MOWI

12:00 - MMG Ocean and Aquaculture

Martin McGuiness, MMG Ocean

12:15 - Discussion and Conference Close

Joanne Gaffney, BIM