New submersible salmon pen deployed in Chinese offshore waters

Chinese company Shandong Caijin Wanzefeng Marine Technology has completed construction of a submersible fish pen for harvesting salmon in offshore waters.

Caijin Haishang Liangcang Yi Hao-1 (“Caijin Offshore Granary No 1-1”) is the first of a planned series of six offshore salmon pens, all of which are scheduled to be operational in the Yellow Sea by 2025.

The structure has an LOA of 89 metres, a beam of 45.5 metres, and a height of 39.5 metres. Facilities include those for feed storage, feed discharge, and cage monitoring.

Construction was completed in compliance to China Classification Society rules.