Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
faringsbåt
English translation:
well-boat
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
Dec 1, 2008 23:16
15 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
faringsbåt
Norwegian to English
Tech/Engineering
Fisheries
For fish hatcheries.
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well-boat
A boat with a tank for transporting fry or smolt, e.g. salmon.
Example sentence:
The aim of this project was to monitor physiological stress parameters as plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate in salmon smolts before and after regular well boat transports.
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Comment: "Thanks. This makes the most sense, although I used "fry fish boat"...too late at this point."
Discussion
en faring (fisk.) = fry
And from my intensive aquaculture course at UiB, I know they often transport the fry in boats from the hatchery out to the offshore fish farm. They just pump the fish right through a tube/hose thingy out onto the boats. It's impressive to see...