Production systems

Having made a significant breakthrough in the survival rate of their oysters, Ostrea Aquaculture is looking to raise up to €3.7 million to scale up production to 100 million spat a year – both for their own on-growing and to help meet the rising demand from ha…

Aquantic Fish Farm, in Saudi Arabia, combines tilapia production with crop cultivation, while there are also plans to produce rainbow trout in a RAS unit – as Youssef Eltahawy, the farm’s technical manager, explains.

Thomas Miard, founder of Les 4 Marais, believes that working with nature, not against it, is the key to unlocking aquaculture systems that are both productive and regenerative. From coral restoration in Australia, to seahorse breeding on the French coast, his …

Professor Charles C Ngugi, founder of Mwea Aquafish Farm and one of the key players in the evolution of Kenya’s aquaculture sector, remains committed to training up a new generation of farmers, while also providing them with tilapia and catfish fingerlings. 

Mohamed Sameh El-Sayed, who runs Al-Zohour's three tilapia hatcheries in Egypt alongside his father, Engineer Sameh El-Sayed, has faith that the country’s tilapia sector will continue to grow. 

Pure Ocean Algae’s CEO, Michael O’Neill, explains why identifying the right market fit for red seaweed makes a key difference when moving from startup to scale-up. 

Despite past setbacks, Interest from former customers has persuaded Matilda Olstorpe, Sweden’s biofloc shrimp pioneer, to set up a new and bigger farm.

Direct seeding of seaweed has been hailed by some as the saviour of the industry, but experience suggests that it’s no guarantee of success.

Shining a light on the important, and often overlooked, role played by hatcheries in the burgeoning global seaweed farming industry.

While Ecuador’s meteoric rise if shrimp farming would be near-impossible for other countries to emulate, a recent presentation by the CNA’s chief executive, suggests that Indonesia could learn a great deal from their success. 

Michelle Mbeo, founder of Kenyan tilapia producer Lake View Fisheries, explains her ambitions – both for the company and for the country’s aquaculture sector as a whole.

Dr Judith Brown, director of the Isle of Skye Mussel Company, details the highs and lows of her journey to learn the skills needed to farm mussels on the west coast of Scotland. 

Omega Farm in Fujairah is one of pioneers of fish farming in the UAE, combining innovation, sustainability, and a strong focus on research and development.

The impending closure of a mine is threatening the future of Groote Eylandt, in Australia’s Northern Territory, but a new initiative, based on old traditions, aims to develop a sustainable blue economy involving integrated aquaculture and small fisheries busin…