Understanding the biological, environmental, and production variables that drive performance and profitability in commercial tilapia farming.

Commercial tilapia farming is limited almost exclusively to the culture of three species: Oreochromis niloticus, O. aureus, and O. mossambica. Of the three tilapia species with recognized aquaculture potential, the Nile tilapia, O. niloticus, is by far the most commonly cultured species. The use of hybrids of 2-4 species of tilapia is also quite popular in...

From global production trends to pond-level performance, AquaSol’s approach to shrimp farming feasibility, design, and operational consulting.

From modest beginnings more than forty years ago, shrimp harvested from commercial shrimp aquaculture operations now contributes more than 55% of the world's total supply of shrimp. The year 2007 marked the first time in history that the production of shrimp from farms exceeded the global capture of all marine shrimps. The global shrimp farming industry was...

Understanding the biological, environmental, and operational factors that drive performance, profitability, and risk in commercial salmon aquaculture.

Commercial salmon farming is one of the most technologically advanced and capital-intensive segments of global aquaculture. Production is dominated by Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ), with farming operations spanning freshwater hatcheries and smolt facilities through to marine grow-out systems in coastal and offshore environments. Salmon production systems...