{"id":1691,"date":"2026-02-05T13:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilab.no\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:12:41","slug":"ras-on-the-agenda-ilab-visits-ryfylke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilab.no\/en\/news\/ras-on-the-agenda-ilab-visits-ryfylke\/","title":{"rendered":"RAS on the Agenda \u2013 ILAB Visits Ryfylke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ILAB visited Strand Upper Secondary School and Lerang Research Station to discuss potential RAS systems for ILAB\u2019s experimental fish production<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An enthusiastic team of five ILAB employees, led by Reidar Handeg\u00e5rd, set off early on 27 January 2026 for a road trip to Ryfylke, visiting Strand Upper Secondary School and Skretting\u2019s feed research station at Lerang. Typical challenges and accumulated experience with small, compact RAS systems were eagerly discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ILAB\u2019s goal is to establish three new RAS lines with a total of 12 fish tanks in the Bioblock at Marineholmen. These tanks will produce future salmon juveniles for hundreds of experiments aimed at addressing the future challenges of aquaculture and animal welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" data-id=\"1677\" src=\"https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2-600x279.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS-2.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Right: Vidar Helland, technical manager for RAS systems at Strand Upper Secondary School, demonstrates how the MAT-KULING CRAS 10 works.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" data-id=\"1679\" src=\"https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1-1024x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ilab.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RAS_1.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Right: T\u00e5rn H\u00f8g\u00f8y (Senior Project Coordinator at Skretting) and left: Erik Dahl-Paulsen (Department Manager at ILAB) engaged in an animated discussion about fish and water quality.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ILAB visited Strand Upper Secondary School and Lerang Research Station to discuss potential RAS systems for ILAB\u2019s experimental fish production. 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