Open Ocean Aquaculture

At Aqualoop, we believe that open ocean aquaculture represents a transformational opportunity. Life in our oceans is important for global carbon balance, and life in our oceans is an important source for healthy and more sustainable food. At Aqualoop, we believe that open ocean aquaculture is a responsible and profitable way to produce sustainable marine foods while safeguarding our ocean’s wildlife.

Aqualoop Solutions for Offshore Fish Farming

At Aqualoop, naval architects, offshore and aquaculture experts have spent many years developing our proprietary solution for open ocean aquaculture – the Aqualoop Big Dipper. The Aqualoop Big Dipper is a floater, the fish cages are submergible, it has built in fish tanks and other solutions for crowding, sorting and fish logistics. In short, the Aqualoop Big Dipper onboards all necessary support systems for optimal biological production of fish, at offshore farming localities.

Our initial focus has been on offshore farming of Atlantic Salmon. However, the Aqualoop Big Dipper can be customized to other species of fish and various temperature zones.

The base version of the Aqualoop Big Dipper – the ABD500-HS16 Salmon – has a total grow-out volume of 500 000 m³ divided by 8 submergible cages.

The Aqualoop Big Dipper can be applied in harsh environment ocean areas of 200 meters depth or more and metocean conditions consistent with HS16. The design has been validated and tested in SINTEF’s ocean laboratory in conditions up to HS20. The Aqualoop Big Dipper can be upsized, downsized, customized for other species of fish, and customized for other metocean conditions and temperature zones.

Aqualoop Big Dipper is tested up to Hs20m

Why Offshore Fish Farming?

We believe offshore fish farming, or open ocean aquaculture, represents the most sustainable and most profitable of future fish farming. Experiences from the pioneering efforts of other offshore fish farmers are promising and have shown substantially lower mortality, much less problems with lice and faster grow out.

We believe this is quite logical – allow the fish to grow out in the open ocean where it belongs, and the fish will be happier, healthier, and better.

News

4 June 2025

Saipem and Aqualoop sign strategic collaboration agreement

Saipem and Aqualoop have signed a strategic collaboration agreement. The technological complexity of open ocean aquaculture requires advanced skills that are part of Saipem’s engineering know-how, and the deliveries of advanced open ocean aquaculture solutions require Saipem’s project execution capabilities. Aquaculture is an emerging sector as it is increasingly projected towards open ocean aquaculture and the use of new technologies. Moreover, market projections indicate an increase in demand for fish products in the next 25 – 30 years, while natural resources have plateaued for several years. The partnership between Saipem and Aqualoop marks a significant step towards a more sustainable future for the entire fish industry, leveraging cutting edge technologies to address current farming challenges.. For more information about Saipem, see: saipem.com

2024

Aqualoop and BOA sign cooperation agreement

Aqualoop and BOA sign Cooperation Agreement, whereas BOA will provide their expertise in offshore transport and launching. For more information about BOA, see: boa.no

2024

Aqualoop Big Dipper Design Validation

Aqualoop has successfully completed the design validation of its Aqualoop Big Dipper. The design validation was carried out during three weeks in May and June 2024, at SINTEF's ocean laboratory in Trondheim, Norway, and with the assistance of Moss Maritime..