Ocean Farm Services

What Ocean Farm Services does

Ocean Farm Services Ltd. is a Shetland-based aquaculture vessel services company formed in 2020 through the strategic merger of two established Shetland firms — Aurora Marine Ltd. (Whalsay, est. 2011) and North Isles Marine Ltd. (Scalloway, est. 2008). The company operates a fleet of 10+ purpose-built vessels delivering three core service lines to salmon farming operators: Wellboat Services (live fish transport, harvest RSW closed transport, smolt transport, fish counting, grading, and treatments using Ocean Prosper, Ocean Aquila, and Settler vessels); Site Services (towing, anchor handling, net changing, feed/water/fuel freight, dive support, and cage cleaning via Aurora Venture and multipurpose vessels); and ROV Services (seabed surveys, net washing, and grid/anchor cleaning via Ocean Horizon, Ocean Fjord, Ocean Eclipse, Aurora Quest, Ocean Apollo, and Ocean Athena). The fleet incorporates proprietary moving wall wellboat technology, CO2 strippers, oxygen/CO2/ozone/PH monitoring systems, and ROV systems capable of completing a full net clean in 1-3 hours.

The company generates revenue through contract-based B2B service delivery to enterprise salmon farming companies including Scottish Sea Farms, Cooke Aquaculture, Mowi, Grieg Seafood, AquaGen Scotland, Kames, and Organic Sea Harvest across Scotland, Ireland, and Norway. Operations are contracted in Shetland, Orkney, West Coast of Scotland, and Norway, with vessels registered under the UK Ensign Flag. GTM is sales-led via direct engagement with aquaculture operators, supported by a company website with service-specific enquiry forms and participation in industry events such as Aquaculture UK 2024.

Headquartered at Unit 8, Arlanda Yard, Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland, Ocean Farm Services was founded and remains led by the two founding families — Colin and Valerie Leask (Aurora Marine) and Gilbert and Marianne Clark (North Isles Marine). The company is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors, and is pursuing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications with DNV. Recent major capital deployments include the 1200m3 Ocean Prosper wellboat acquired in March 2026 from Frøy, which doubled fish transport capacity.

Name

Ocean Farm Services

Legal name

Ocean Farm Services Ltd.

Website

https://oceanfarmservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ocean Farm Services is a Shetland-based aquaculture vessel services company operating 10+ purpose-built wellboats, site service vessels, and ROV workboats for salmon farming operators across Scotland, Norway, and Ireland. Formed in 2020 via merger of Aurora Marine and North Isles Marine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Vessel Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839), Aquaculture (1125), Animal Production and Aquaculture (112)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting) (AFAEAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquaculture Health, Biosecurity & Veterinary Services (AFAEAAAK), Aquaculture & Fish Health Services (AFAEANAE), Aquaculture Processing & On-Farm Value-Add (primary handling, icing, packing) (AFAEAAAN)

Keywords

• Salmon farm vessel services
• Wellboat live fish transport
• Aquaculture site services
• ROV net washing
• Live fish carriers

Headquarters

HQ city

Lerwick

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Wellboat Services: Live fish transport, harvest transport, smolt transport, fish counting, grading, and treatments using purpose-built live fish carriers
2. Site Services: General site maintenance, towing, anchor handling, net changing, feed/fuel/water freight, dive support, and cage cleaning services
3. ROV Services: ROV seabed surveys, net washing, and grid/anchor cleaning services using purpose-built workboats

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ocean Farm Services is a B2B vessel services provider to the aquaculture industry, operating a fleet of more than ten purpose-built vessels to deliver three core service lines: Wellboat Services for live fish transport, RSW closed harvest transport, smolt transport, counting, grading, and treatments; Site Services for feed barge and cage towing, anchor handling, net changing, dive support, and freight work; and ROV Services for seabed surveys, net washing, and grid/anchor cleaning. The company serves salmon farming operators across Scotland, Norway, Ireland, and further afield as a one-stop-shop for the complete vessel service needs of any salmon farm.

Product overview

Ocean Farm Services is a vessel services company for the aquaculture industry, providing a comprehensive fleet of purpose-built vessels as a one-stop-shop for salmon farm vessel requirements. The company offers three core service divisions: Wellboat Services (live fish transport, harvesting, smolt transport, treatments, grading, and counting via Ocean Prosper, Ocean Aquila, and Settler vessels), Site Services (maintenance, towing, anchor handling, net changing, freight, dive support, and cage cleaning via Aurora Venture and multipurpose vessels), and ROV Services (seabed surveys, net washing, and anchor/grid cleaning via Ocean Horizon, Ocean Fjord, Ocean Eclipse, Aurora Quest, Ocean Apollo, and Ocean Athena). The fleet ranges from 650m3 to 1200m3 wellboats to 15m workboats, all equipped for aquaculture operations across Scotland, Norway, and further afield.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wellboat Services Contracted live fish carrier operations for salmon farms, including live salmon transport, live harvest RSW closed transport, smolt transport, splitting of fish for treatments, UV and lice filtering, and fish grading and counting. Delivered using purpose-built wellboats including the 1200m3 Ocean Prosper, 650m3 Ocean Aquila, and 650m3 Settler, all equipped with moving wall technology, pressurised water flow discharge, oxygen/CO2/ozone/pH monitoring, RSW systems, and 2x Marine 1500 CO2 strippers.
• Site Services Comprehensive marine site maintenance services for salmon farms, including towing of feed barges and cages, site grid installation and maintenance, net changing, anchor handling, freight work for feed/water/fuel, dive support, high-pressure semi-automatic cage cleaning, grid and site inspections, and H2o2 ISO tank treatments. Delivered using the Aurora Venture EuroCarrier 2495 multicat and supporting workboats at fish farm sites across the operational region.
• ROV Services Remotely Operated Vehicle services for salmon farms, including ROV seabed surveys, ROV net washing, and ROV grid and anchor chain cleaning. Delivered using a fleet of purpose-built 15m ROV net washing workboats (Ocean Horizon, Ocean Fjord, Ocean Eclipse, Aurora Quest, Ocean Apollo, Ocean Athena) equipped with Stealth ROV or RaceMaster systems, with a typical full net clean completed in one to three hours depending on net size and growth coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubled fish transport capacity with addition of Ocean Prosper
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• FrøymajorOthers · 25 March 2026Norwegian Wellboat company from whom Ocean Farm Services purchased the 1200m3 wellboat Ocean Prosper (formerly Novatrans) in March 2026.
• Arch HendersonminorOthers · 1 January 2023Architecture firm that designed Ocean Farm Services' newly built offices and workshop at Arlanda Lerwick, completed in 2023.
• Hunter & MorrisonminorOthers · 1 January 2023Construction company that built Ocean Farm Services' newly finished offices/workshop at Arlanda Lerwick, completed in 2023.
• Moen Marin ASminorOthers · 1 January 2022Norwegian shipyard that delivered Ocean Fjord to Ocean Farm Services, arriving from Rørvik, Norway in April 2022.
• Skagen Ship Consulting ASmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2021Norwegian company of Stavanger that designed and delivered newbuild ROV net washing workboats for Ocean Farm Services, including Ocean Apollo (2021), Ocean Fjord (2022), and Ocean Athena (2022).
• SolvtransmajorOthers · 7 January 2020Norwegian Wellboat company from whom Ocean Farm Services purchased the 650m3 wellboat Ocean Aquila in January 2020.
• Aurora Marine Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Whalsay-based company established in 2011, run by Colin and Valerie Leask. Provided ROV net washing and Site Service works. Merged with North Isles Marine Ltd. to form Ocean Farm Services.
• North Isles Marine Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Scalloway-based company established in 2008, run by Gilbert and Marianne Clark. Provided Live-Fish transport services for the aquaculture industry throughout Scotland. Merged with Aurora Marine Ltd. to form Ocean Farm Services.
• Grosfjord Mek Verksted ASminorOthersNorwegian shipyard that designed and built Ocean Horizon, a 15m x 10.4m aluminium catamaran for ROV services.
• Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted ASminorOthersNorwegian shipyard that designed and built Ocean Eclipse, a 15m x 8m steel catamaran for ROV services.
• RBS MentorminorOthersHealth and safety compliance partner ensuring Ocean Farm Services is compliant with health and safety procedures and environmental management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fjord Maritime AS: Norwegian aquaculture services company operating service vessels for salmon farms. Comparable site services and ROV offerings but with a narrower geographic footprint than OFS.

Direct peers

• Bjordal AS: Norwegian aquaculture service vessel operator focused on net cleaning, site maintenance, and mooring services. Operates a comparable workboat fleet serving the same Norwegian salmon farming customer base.
• Eidsvaag AS: Norwegian shipping and aquaculture vessel operator with a fleet including wellboats and aquaculture service vessels. Comparable live fish transport and aquaculture services portfolio.
• AquaServ AS: Norwegian aquaculture services company providing vessel-based services (net cleaning, site support) to the Norwegian salmon farming industry. Comparable to OFS's site services and ROV net washing offerings.
• Frøy AS: Norwegian wellboat company from which OFS purchased the 1200m3 Ocean Prosper (formerly Novatrans). Now part of AKVA Group, Frøy operates a fleet of wellboats and service vessels directly competing with OFS across Norway and Scotland.
• Solvtrans AS: Norwegian live fish carrier / wellboat operator that previously sold Ocean Aquila (650m3) to OFS. Operates purpose-built wellboats serving the same Norwegian salmon farming customer base with virtually identical service offerings (live transport, smolt, harvest).
• Norsk Fisketransport AS: Norwegian live fish carrier operating wellboats for the Norwegian salmon farming industry. Directly comparable to OFS in service offering (live fish transport, harvest, smolt) and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• AKVA Group ASA: Publicly listed global aquaculture technology and services supplier, parent of Frøy and Steinsvik. Competes with OFS across wellboat services, site services, and aquaculture equipment, but at materially greater scale and with a much broader product portfolio.
• Steinsvik AS: Norwegian aquaculture technology and services company, now part of AKVA Group. Provides broader equipment, feeding technology, and service offerings that overlap with OFS's site services and ROV work.

Others

• Moen Marin AS: Norwegian shipyard that delivered the Ocean Fjord ROV net washing workboat to OFS. Adjacent ecosystem participant as a builder/supplier of aquaculture workboats rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/oceanfarmservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocean-farm-services-ltd

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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