Hdpe Pipe for Fish Farms

Oxford Plastics manufactures hdpe pipe for fish farms where fisherman weld various sizes of pipe together, float it out to sea and farm various species of fish. The nets hang off the pipe preventing the fish from escaping. Hdpe pipe is popular because its tough, ductile and it floats - thereby holding the entire unit together.

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Fish Farming
With dwindling fish stocks, increased competition and a deteriorating environment, marine fish farming has rapidly expanded throughout the world. Fish farming or aquaculture, involves raising fish commercially in tanks, cages or enclosures, either as food, for recreational fishing or for restoring a speciies. Facilities that release fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to restore a species is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Fish farms are primarily designed for producing fish as food for public consumption. Fish species raised by these fish farms include everything from trout, salmon, catfish, tilapia, to cod and others.

Aside from its contribution to the supply of food, fish farming has a good future and has many environmental benefits. It offers higher oxygen levels and better sanitary conditions for fish, with waste dispersal being much more efficient. There is also less conflict with other marine users.

Applications
Hdpe pipe has a variety of applications within the fish farming industry from gravity cages to fish pens, pontoons, rafts, tanks, floating pneumatic fish feeding systems and other floating technologies. You can use hdpe pipe for salmon and tuna farming where these cages can yield several 1000 tonnes of salmon and tuna. They can also be used for farming many other species of fish from cod to trout.

Advantages of Hdpe Pipe for Fish Farming
Plastic cages made from hdpe pipe offer many advantages such as ease of production and maintenance, and lower operational costs than other competing submersible technology. Hdpe pipe is also UV Resistant, impentrable to predators such as beaver, otter, muskrat, and snapping turtles, impervious to corrosion and highly resistant to bio fouling from barnacles, anemones, algae, and similar marine organisms. Hdpe pipe is also capable of withstanding some of the toughest sea conditions in the world. It is ideal for use in those fish farms where exposed sites can expect to encounter maximum wind speeds of 110 to 160km/hr and wave heights up to seven metres.

If you're thinking about using hdpe pipe for your fish farming system or project, let us know and we will try to give the best advice to help you make the right decision.