Fish Are Dying or Feeding Less: A Safe First-Response Checklist for Aquaculture Farms
A safe first-response checklist when farmed fish die or feed less: record what you see, protect unaffected units, and call an aquatic animal-health professional. Educational, not a diagnosis.
Tilapia Lake Virus and Other Disease Risks: Biosecurity, Traceability and a Response Plan
Tilapia Lake Virus explained with sourced facts, plus risk-based biosecurity, sourcing and movement records, quarantine, diagnostic confirmation and official reporting. Educational, not veterinary advice.
Aquaculture biosecurity upgrades that don't break the budget
Practical wins for pond sanitation, water intake disinfection, vehicle and boot control and farm zoning when capex is tight.
Biosecurity Zoning and HACCP for Commercial Aquaculture: A Buyer's Planning Checklist
Biosecurity is decided on the site plan, long before stock arrives. A buyer-side checklist for zoning, clean and dirty flows, intake, quarantine, sanitation, mortality and waste, monitoring, records, commissioning and what to put in supplier scopes.
Aquaculture planning benchmarks
| Figure | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| CAPEX — RAS | USD 9,000–14,000 per tonne/yr | Global baseline before country cost factor. |
| CAPEX — Ponds | USD 1,800–4,000 per tonne/yr | Lined or earthen ponds, excluding land. |
| CAPEX — Cages | USD 2,500–5,500 per tonne/yr | Cages, moorings, nets and service equipment. |
| CAPEX — Flow-through | USD 4,000–7,000 per tonne/yr | Raceways and water intake works. |
| Energy use | RAS ~6 kWh/kg; ponds ~1.2; flow-through ~1.5; cages ~0.3 | Per kg of fish produced. |
| Typical FCR | Trout 1.1; salmon 1.2; shrimp 1.4; tilapia 1.6; carp 1.8 | kg feed per kg growth; varies with feed and management. |
| Farm size where FishMatch reviews projects | From ~USD 250,000 total project value | Commercial fish and shrimp projects. |
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