Since this year, ROAL Service supervises, for different clients, the condition of the fish in land transport trucks of smolt.
Monitoring water quality, along with measuring oxygen saturation and pH levels, are crucial aspects for the safe transport of smolt in the salmon farming industry. To respond to this challenge, ROAL Service, A specialist consultancy in port, fishing and aquaculture services has implemented measurement procedures for water parameters where the fish are being transported, whether by land or sea.
The above, providing procedures under strict biosecurity protocols. Although the company's biosecurity department began its operations in 2021, this year it reactivated the work of measuring parameters in water exchange wells, piers and during maritime transport to the cultivation center.
In this way, ROAL Service professionals assess the condition of the fish in land transport trucks for smolt by means of pH, temperature and oxygen measurements to the trucks passing through the water exchange yards. In addition, they perform the measurement at the dock, before transferring the fish to the ship's tanks.
Utilizamos equipos Oxyguard Polaris C, Handy pH and Hanna, a los cuales se les realiza constante mantenimiento y calibración. Contamos con un staff de auditores capacitados, que opera con todos los implementos de seguridad y equipamiento de vanguardia para la realización de cada auditoría en terreno", explica Víctor Rivera, jefe de operaciones de ROAL Service.
Relevance of supervision
Through the measurement of parameters during the land transport of smolt, it is possible to detect increases or decreases in oxygen, which allows for a significant reduction in the mortality rate during transport.
The data collected is sent to each client through a detailed report and the statistics from each audit are shared as a report through the digital tool Power Bi.
"With this, we can monitor the good condition of the water parameters, immediately alerting any anomalies and thus taking corrective actions in a timely manner. This avoids possible losses in the fish biomass," says Rivera, who highlights the positive reception from customers.
"Detecting the presence of mortality is vital for the transport operations of salmonids, before arriving at the cultivation center. Thus, customers can implement improvements in the loading or transport processes in the most timely manner possible, as well as request improvements from transport companies, maintenance of their equipment and sensors, training of their staff, etc.", adds the company's operations manager.
It should be noted that ROAL Service has accreditation to develop environmental and sanitary assessment instruments. That is, it has the capacity to collaborate in obtaining certifications required by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Law and its various sanitary regulations. In addition, they can perform borescope inspections with a 40 meter reach, in ducts of up to 400 mm diameter, as well as biosecurity audits in processes. cleaning and disinfection, using luminometer equipment for surface cleaning assessment in fish farms, trucks and fish transport vessels.
More information about the services of the company in www.roalservice.cl.
