SECTORS
AQUACULTURE
Aquaculture, also called fish farming or mariculture refers to the controlled farming of fishes and cultivation of other aquatic organisms. ORS has a strong track record in supporting offshore, inshore and land-based aquaculture concepts, with strong subject matter expertise and fit-for-purpose tools. ORS has provided highly specialized risk-, safety- and reliability services to some of the most complex- and advanced aquaculture projects in the world.
How do We add Value?
ORS is a trusted advisor to its clients, helping them, to make robust decisions. In-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework in combination with broad risk management expertise enable ORS to help our clients realize Aquaculture opportunities outside the realm of conventional fish farming.
Some of the services that we can provide to add value to your projects include:
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Technical safety and risk management support towards novel fish farming concepts, involving new risks in a more complex context.
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Process safety to improve fish welfare and reduce fish mortality. Land-based fish farms developed as Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS) requires focus on process safety through project execution and operational phase, as process upsets in water treatment systems can quickly escalate to fish mortality.
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System reliability and availability studies providing necessary decision support for concepts with increased system criticality or reduced financial margins.
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Barrier management studies for key hazards to identify weaknesses in design or operation and demonstrate a robust barrier set-up towards regulatory bodies and other stakeholders.
Some example projects
Client: Leading producer of Farmed Salmon, Norway
Project: HAZOP for onshore hatchery and postsmolt facility
Client: Multinational Engineering Company, Norway
Project: Establishing risk-based decision support towards concept selection for complex fish farming concept
Our Services and Tools
A non-exhaustive list of services ORS provides includes:
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Process safety, including Hazard and Operability (HAZOP), focusing on fish mortality and welfare
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Layers of Protection Analysis to define performance requirements for critical barriers
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Fish escape risk assessments.
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Barrier management assessments, including bowtie analysis and barrier strategies.
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Hazard identification (HAZID) studies.
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Technical safety services, including specific services such as material handling review
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Reliability, availability, and criticality studies.
ORS has all the necessary tools to deliver specialist advisory services for the aquaculture sector commensurate with the context and client requirements, including BowTie XP and Miriam RAM Studio.
