Harvest
A harvest vessel, also known as a stun-and-bleed vessel, harvests farmed fish at sea and stuns, bleeds and chills them onboard. This removes the need for live fish transport to shore.
Designed around fish welfare
Processing fish immediately at the farm streamlines the harvest operation and helps preserve quality throughout the value chain. By reducing handling and eliminating transport to shore-based facilities, operators gain a more predictable, efficient and biosecure harvesting process.
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Our harvest vessel concept build on Ulstein’s extensive experience in developing advanced maritime solutions, adapted to the specific needs of modern aquaculture operations.
What challenge does a harvest vessel address?
Transporting live fish over long distances can impact both fish welfare and product quality. As processing facilities become larger and more centralised, the distance from fish farm to processing plant often increases.
A harvest vessel brings the harvest operation directly to the fish farm. Fish are stunned, bled and chilled immediately after harvest, eliminating the need for live transport and reducing handling throughout the process.
Designed around your operation
Every farming operation has its own requirements. Our harvest vessel concepts are developed to accommodate different harvesting volumes, operating patterns and welfare objectives.
Designed for gentle fish handling, efficient processing and reliable throughput, the vessels support improved fish welfare, consistent product quality and dependable day-to-day operations.
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How it works
The operating principle is straightforward:
Harvest
Fish are transferred directly from the pen to the vessel using gentle handling systems.
Stun and bleed
Fish are processed immediately following harvest through a controlled and humane stun-and-bleed operation.
Chill and transport
The product is stored in chilled seawater tanks and transported to shore under controlled conditions.
Who is it for?
Harvest vessels are suited to fish farmers, service providers and seafood companies looking to perform harvesting at sea while reducing the need for live fish transport.
Why choose Ulstein?
Ulstein has developed advanced vessel designs for demanding maritime operations for decades. This experience is applied to vessel concepts that combine efficient functionality, robust seakeeping characteristics and reliable onboard systems.
Designed to support fish welfare, product quality and operational efficiency, our harvest vessel concepts offer a platform tailored to the evolving needs of the aquaculture industry.
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Rolf Petter Almli
- Description
- Sales Manager
- Affiliation
- Ulstein Design & Solutions AS
