Chile salmon, 2007–2011: a disease shock and recovery
FAO farmed production, Chile, Salmons, trouts, smelts, tonnes live weight
Year
Tonnes
FAO flag
2008
630,647
I
2009
605,566
official
2010
466,857
I
2012
817,672
official
Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) was confirmed in farmed Atlantic salmon in Chile in 2007. FAO records Chile's farmed salmonid output falling to about 467,000 t in 2010, then exceeding the pre-crisis level by 2012. The FAO series combines all salmonid species, so it understates the Atlantic-salmon-specific drop.
Procurement lessons
Budget biosecurity (site separation, disinfection, fallowing capacity) as core scope, not an optional extra.
Ask suppliers how equipment supports zone management and fallowing between cohorts.
Stress-test cash flow for one or more years of reduced harvest before committing to CAPEX.
Limits: 2008 and 2010 are FAO-imputed values (flag I). This is not a causal model; markets, regulation and other diseases also affected output.
Thailand shrimp, 2012–2016: early mortality syndrome
FAO farmed production, Thailand, Shrimps, prawns, tonnes live weight
Year
Tonnes
FAO flag
2012
609,552
official
2013
325,395
official
2014
279,907
official
2016
327,561
official
Early mortality syndrome (EMS), later identified as acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), spread through Asian shrimp farming from 2009. FAO records Thailand's farmed shrimp output falling from about 610,000 t in 2012 to about 280,000 t in 2014, with only partial recovery by 2016.
Procurement lessons
Treat postlarvae health certification and hatchery traceability as a purchasing requirement.
Compare designs with nursery stages, water treatment and pond preparation, not grow-out area alone.
Plan survival in scenarios rather than assuming one fixed rate.
Limits: FAO groups all farmed shrimps and prawns together. The page states timing only; it does not attribute the full decline to one cause.
FAO farmed production, Ecuador, Shrimps, prawns, tonnes live weight
Year
Tonnes
FAO flag
2010
223,313
official
2015
403,000
official
2020
760,879
official
2023
1,220,200
I
FAO records Ecuador's farmed shrimp output rising more than fivefold between 2010 and 2023, to about 1.22 million t. The FAO data show the scale of growth only; they do not explain which practices drove it.
Procurement lessons
Fast-growing markets raise demand for aerators, feeders, power and processing — check lead times and spare-part supply early.
Expansion projects should size electricity, water exchange and logistics for the target biomass, not today's.
Compare suppliers on service presence in the country, not price alone.
Limits: 2023 is an FAO-imputed value (flag I). Growth in one country does not predict returns for a new project.
Country production history is not a farm design input. Use your own measured dimensions, peak biomass and feed records; calculator starting values are illustrative, not facts from these case studies.
1. Pond volume
Calculate water capacity in m³, litres and US gallons from dimensions in metres or feet, with a side-slope option for earthen ponds.
Vertical walls: length × width × depth. Sloped banks use the prismoidal formula; irregular ponds need a surveyed volume.
Compare feed used with biomass gained over the same period, then compare against your own target FCR and quoted feed price.
FCR = feed ÷ (ending − starting biomass). Account for transfers, harvests and mortality in your records; zero or negative gain cannot produce a valid FCR.
Compare feed, seed, electricity and annual fixed operating costs per harvested kg using your records and dated quotes—not national production totals or invented market prices.
Cost/kg = annual cash OPEX ÷ harvested kg. USD inputs; starting values are illustrative. Excludes investment, depreciation and financing.
Estimate oxygen load, aeration kW, unit count and energy from your peak biomass, feeding rate, oxygen factor and tested transfer efficiency.
Planning estimate: feed-derived average oxygen demand plus your margin is not a measured worst-hour demand. Clean-water SAE is not field performance; sediment and plankton demand, circulation and independent backup need engineering review.
Use the standalone farm energy calculator for your RAS: enter the connected pump, blower, filtration and temperature-control load, measured load factor, operating hours, annual harvest and dated electricity tariff.
kWh/year = connected kW × load factor × hours/day × days/year. Divide by harvested kg for kWh/kg. Illustrative starting values are not RAS benchmarks; purchased oxygen, backup fuel, demand charges and investment are excluded.
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