Experience From Introduction of the Design Code NS 9415 to the Aquaculture Industry in Norway and Expanding the Scope to Cover Also Operations

Abstract

This paper presents the current state of regulations, guidelines and the engineering in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. The statistics of fish escapes is evaluated and the need for further developments of the regulations, in planned revisions, of the Norwegian standard, are laid. Simplified case studies are shown to present the main forces acting on fish farms.