Increased productivity with Stealth net cleaning and ROV systems

Ocean Farm Services is a complete provider for all vessel services used in salmon farming. The company is based in Shetland and delivers, among other things, ROV net cleaning and facility services to their customers in the aquaculture industry.

Marine technology that delivers results

– The ability for the ROV to move freely, instead of being bound to tracks, has made a significant difference when we clean slack nets, especially in areas with strong tidal currents. Where the unit would previously struggle to climb over the tight net ropes with the bag-filled nets, we can now move freely over the tight ropes and continue with the net cleaning, says Colin Leask, Director at Ocean Farm Services

Leask only receives positive feedback from his crew. Both about how clean it gets and how much more they accomplish. His conclusion?

Once you go Stealth, you don't go back!

Can offer more with Ocein net cleaning and ROV systems

Now that Ocean Farm Services has switched to the free-flying ROVs from Ocein, they can also operate outside the pens. This allows them to offer customers grid inspections and cleaning of grid ropes and anchor chains – services they couldn't offer before.

Ocean Farm Services has seven Stealth units in operation at two aquaculture companies. Both comments positively on both the cleaning quality and increased productivity of the cleaning operations. In addition, fuel consumption has decreased, which is good for both costs and the environment.

A major environmental benefit for the aquaculture industry

A major environmental benefit that both Ocean Farm Services and their customers have discovered is the noticeable reduction in fuel consumption with the Stealth systems. Leask says they save approximately 25% on fuel compared to before, which adds up to a massive saving for all of Ocean Farm Services' customers over the course of a year. That's a solid bonus to take home.

Net cleaning and ROV systems with good operational reliability

We at Ocein work every day to deliver marine technology that gets the job done in the aquaculture industry, and we also ensure it operates with minimal downtime. We have service technicians in several locations, including Inverness in Scotland. Two full-time service technicians work there, and Ocean Farm Services is very satisfied with the support they receive. Increased productivity provides greater returns for you as a customer, so everyone wins by using technology systems that work.