Your Trusted Partner in Marine Engineering & Sustainability
We offer a comprehensive managed service on a global scale, specialising in marine engineering, design, structural analysis, and risk management pertaining to marine moorings and aquaculture structures.
About MAREDAX
MAREDAX Consulting has been in operation since 2012 as a consortium of seasoned aquaculture consultants. Headquartered in Scotland, UK, we are part of an extensive global network that specialises in Marine Engineering, Environmental Consulting, Aquaculture Management, and Risk Assessment Services.
121
Projects Completed
100+
Years of Experience
68
Clients Served
Marine Engineering
We offer a comprehensive, managed service package including regulatory licensing and consenting, site investigation surveys, hydro-dynamic analysis, mooring system and aquaculture structure design, supply, installation, inspection and planned maintenance programmes. Our technical services include:
- Desktop, Bathymetric & Geotechnical Survey
- Design Concept Development to meet commercial objectives of cultivation
- Dimensioning & Specification of aquaculture structures and mooring systems
- AUV Survey, preparation and mobilisation of equipment & operators
- Side scan sonar (geo-referenced)
- Hydrographic survey including wave climate assessment, bathymetric mapping (2/3D charted)
- Parametric sub-bottom sonar to establish seabed composition and depth to inform anchoring strategy
- Tidal currents from mobile ADCP survey
- Sea temperature and salinity (2/3D geo-referenced)
- Seabed video, motion video and still images of significant features of note
- Hydrodynamic modelling of loading on physical frame & growing structures
- Mathematical modelling of predicted drag loads and mooring forces
- Detailed Load Analysis & Design
Risk Assessment
The aquaculture of finfish, shellfish, and algae entails various inherent risks, encompassing disease outbreaks, predation, deterioration of water quality, and equipment malfunctions. Such malfunctions may occur in adverse environmental conditions, including elevated wind speeds and significant wave action during storm events. A comprehensive understanding of the risks linked to mooring systems, alongside effective risk management strategies, is crucial for the successful management of aquaculture farms.
Aquaculture Consulting
MAREDAX provide expert guidance on sustainable finfish, shellfish, and seaweed aquaculture. A mooring system should be suitably designed for the production methodology and the environmental conditions anticipated at the location. The mooring system must be subject to regular inspections and maintained to an adequate standard to ensure it meets its minimum design specifications throughout its service life.
Environmental Solutions
In addition to the combined 100 years combined experience that we bring to our work, it is carried out in accordance with the following standards for design, construction and maintenance of maritime structures:
- Scottish Technical Standard for Fin-fish Aquaculture ISBN: 9781785443725
- NS 9415:2021 Floating aquaculture farms – Site survey, design, execution and use
- ISO 16488:2015 Marine finfish farms. Open net cage. Design and operation.
- BS 6349-1-1:2013 General. Code of practice for planning and design for operations
- DNVGL-OS-E301 Position mooring
- DNVGL-RP-C205 Environmental conditions and environmental loads
All our mooring systems & aquaculture structures are:
✔ High-performance design
✔ Heavy duty construction
✔ Long life & low maintenance
Get in touch
E-mail: contact@maredax.com
Registered Office Address: MAREDAX Limited, Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP
Company No.: SC853509