Kingfish is the world’s first Yellowtail farm making use of a recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), and the only certified land-grown Yellowtail. They worked with Signify to design an effective lighting system.
The Kingfish Company
Kats, The Netherlands
Kingfish is the world’s first Yellowtail farm making use of a recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), and the only certified land-grown Yellowtail. They worked with Signify to design an effective lighting system.
we control the lighting and other environmental factors to produce a superb quality fish that is a safe and sustainable alternative to ocean caught fish.”
- Kees Kloet, COO Kingfish Zeeland
The Kingfish Zeeland fishery has a clear mission: become a leader in the sustainable production of premium marine seafood. Their proprietary recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) use seawater and organic feed to deliver a healthy, antibiotic-free delicacy: the Dutch Yellowtail or Kingfish. It is the only land-grown Yellowtail, certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council & Best Aquaculture Practices.“During the on-growing stage, the fish need enough light to see theother fish and their food, and a long day to optimize their growth and feed conversion ratio,” says Kees Kloet, COO Kingfish Zeeland. “And the lighting system needs to withstand our harsh saltwater environment.”
The Kingfish Company set-up has three LED lights above each tank and a proven light recipe for growing fish to promote steady growth via a controlled system. The fish can see each other and their food, dusk and dawn are simulated very well and the fish experience an endless summer via the software driven control system. The slow ramp up and deep dimming capabilities reduce stress and promotes optimal growth for this highly active fish.
The team spent many years working with Wageningen University in the Netherlands, just to select the right fish species. Their eco-friendly facility uses no antibiotics or vaccines, green energy, heat exchangers and a sophisticated water treatment and recycling technology. With this concept, the company achieved 30%-40% higher production and the confidence to scale up their production.
The cutting-edge land-based aquaculture lighting offer in combination with its control systems are made to help to push your production further. Philips Aquaculture lights provide artificial light, replacing the sun by utilizing the unique fish light spectrum in an uniform fashion everywhere in the cage, avoiding shadows, flickering or other elements that create stress.
Lingalaks
Lingalaks recently started using Philips LED lighting to produce salmon in a new and more sustainable way. Next to improved salmon production, Lingalaks sees the potential for reducing the number of sea lice treatments.
Gildeskål Research Station
GIFAS was the first location to prove the benefits of intelligent Philips lighting Aquaculture LED solutions for the salmon industry. Working in collaboration with Lerøy Seafood, Philips showed that proper LED lighting technology increased growth and welfare, while reducing production costs and supporting sustainable development of the salmon industry.
Sjøtroll Havbruk
The Philips innovative LED solution was installed at Sjøtroll Havbruk to control parr-smolt transformation and improve survival rate of Atlantic salmon after sea transfer.