For aquaculture farms & RAS planners
Source aquaculture equipment and systems with a structured RFQ
FishMatch Group is an independent B2B procurement desk for commercial aquaculture projects from USD $250K+. We help fish farms, shrimp farms and RAS planners prepare supplier-ready briefs, compare independent manufacturers and explore financing pathway guidance — without exposing your project publicly.
How FishMatch serves aquaculture and seafood buyers
We do not list products for direct checkout. We prepare your project, run a targeted supplier search and return comparable proposals.
Built for aquaculture farms
From cage farms and pond operations to indoor RAS and shrimp biofloc, we structure your project brief around species, capacity, water source and site constraints.
RAS planning support
Use our public RAS sizing, water flow, oxygenation and energy calculators to build indicative requirements before inviting independent suppliers to quote.
Country-level supplier discovery
Browse supplier directories by country for independent research. When you are ready, the FishMatch team identifies potential suppliers for your specific request.
Structured RFQs, not product lists
We turn your project into a comparable RFQ — scope, specs, budget, timeline and incoterms — so every proposal can be evaluated on a like-for-like basis.
Supplier-neutral and confidential
FishMatch does not represent any single manufacturer. Our team contacts suitable suppliers for you and presents their responses, organised, through FishMatch.
Human-led buyer follow-up
The FishMatch project team reviews every serious request, clarifies gaps, and only then contacts relevant suppliers on your behalf, presenting their responses to you through FishMatch.
How FishMatch Group supports commercial buyers
FishMatch Group is a buyer-side sourcing and procurement coordination service for commercial fish and shrimp supply and for aquaculture projects: farms, hatcheries, processing and equipment. You submit one structured RFQ; our team clarifies it, identifies potential suppliers, coordinates their questions, and helps you compare the information and quotations received. You decide whether to proceed. We coordinate introductions; we are not the seller, producer or importer.
Two different kinds of purchase
Traded seafood
Harvested farmed fish and shrimp bought as food products — for importers, distributors, processors and food-service or retail buyers. Requests cover species, product form, size and grade, packing, volume program, season, cold chain and import documents.
Source farmed seafoodAquaculture infrastructure and projects
Fish and shrimp farms, RAS, ponds and cages, hatcheries, processing plants, equipment and turnkey project procurement — for farm owners, investors, developers, integrators and institutional projects. Requests cover species, capacity, site, water, system scope and technical delivery.
Submit a project RFQWhy buyers use sourcing support
Cross-border supplier discovery takes time
Finding producers, manufacturers or solution providers in other countries — and learning which ones can actually address your request — can take weeks of research and outreach.
Information and quotations are inconsistent
Offers arrive in different formats, currencies, units and delivery terms, often with missing details or unstated exclusions.
Price is only one part of the decision
Buyers need to compare specifications, commercial terms, volume and availability, documents and certifications, delivery conditions and risk.
Fragmented communication slows decisions
Questions and answers spread across email, chat and calls with several suppliers make it hard to see what is confirmed and what is still open.
What a structured, confidential process can help with
Less coordination work
One channel for supplier questions, follow-ups and responses, managed by our team.
A broader view of potential supply
We look across countries and supplier types that fit your request, not only the ones you already know.
Offers that are easier to compare
Information and quotations are organized against the same RFQ baseline, with gaps and exclusions kept visible.
Open questions surfaced earlier
Missing documents, unclear specifications or delivery assumptions are raised before you commit.
We do not promise savings, guaranteed supply or quality, exclusive access or the removal of commercial risk.
The buyer journey in five steps
- 1
Submit a structured RFQ
Share product or project specifications, quantity or capacity, timing or season, origin preference and destination, required certificates and documents, packaging or technical requirements, and preferred delivery terms (for example an Incoterms® rule). Mark what is still unknown.
- 2
We clarify and identify options
Our team reviews the request, asks follow-up questions and identifies potential suppliers or solutions to approach. Nothing is sent to suppliers automatically.
- 3
We coordinate supplier questions
Through team-managed outreach we answer supplier questions and collect comparable information and quotations where suppliers provide them.
- 4
We help review what was received
Together we review commercial terms, specifications, volume, availability, documentation, logistics assumptions and open risks, with each point marked as supplier-stated, checked or missing.
- 5
You decide; we coordinate next steps
You choose whether to proceed. If you do, we coordinate the agreed next steps and introductions; if the requirement changes, we update the request and coordinate a revised round with suppliers. If you stop, nothing further is sent on your behalf. Contracts, payment, import and delivery obligations sit with the contracting parties.
What we do — and what we are not
We coordinate sourcing and procurement introductions for buyers. We do not own goods, and we are not the producer, manufacturer, seller of record, importer of record, inspection laboratory, customs broker or carrier.
We do not guarantee legal or regulatory compliance, food safety, quality, certifications or commercial outcomes. Availability, specifications, certifications, quotes, prices and delivery windows must be confirmed for each RFQ.
How suppliers are checked
Our team reviews information a supplier provides or that is publicly available, such as company registration, stated capacity, project or trade references, certificates provided for review and service coverage. Each point is recorded as a supplier statement, a completed document check with its date, or missing. This is a document and profile review — not an on-site audit, farm or factory inspection, product inspection, laboratory test or certification. If your purchase needs those, they are carried out by independent providers you appoint.
Your request stays confidential
Your RFQ goes to the FishMatch team, not to a public board. You review what will be shared before outreach, and project details go to potential suppliers only as needed to obtain responses. Your company name and contact details are not passed to suppliers without your approval. Supplier communications stay mediated by our team, and supplier names and direct contact details are not shown in the buyer experience.
Who it is for
Managed sourcing support is for commercial requests of at least USD 250,000: total project value for aquaculture projects, or total annual or seasonal program value for seafood — not per shipment. Submitting an RFQ is free; buyers pay no fee, and suppliers cannot pay for ranking or shortlist position. The first human response comes within one business day; supplier quotation timing depends on the request and supplier responses. Smaller or early-stage requests can use the free guides and calculators.
General guidance from official sources
These public references explain general food-safety, animal-health, trade and delivery-term rules. They are not a description of FishMatch services, and the requirements that apply to your purchase depend on the products, origin and destination.
- Codex Alimentarius — international food standards, including the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products
- WTO — Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
- WOAH — Aquatic Animal Health Code and Manual
- U.S. FDA — Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls guidance
- European Commission — Access2Markets import requirements
- ICC — Incoterms® 2020 rules
- FAO — The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
Start your buyer RFQ
FishMatch is not an automatic marketplace. A human sourcing desk reviews every serious request and only introduces suppliers after the project brief is clear.
Browse suppliers by country
These pages are for discovery and research. When you are ready, submit an RFQ and FishMatch will run a targeted search for your project.
Planning calculators
Size RAS, ponds, cages, aeration, feed and energy before you talk to suppliers. Export a brief and paste it straight into the RFQ intake.
Open project sizerSupplier directory
Research independent aquaculture equipment manufacturers and distributors. Directory pages are free to browse; matching is handled by FishMatch.
Browse equipment categoriesFinancing pathway guidance
FishMatch is not a lender. For eligible projects, we can introduce you to specialist aquaculture financing partners and help prepare the project summary, budget and documentation those partners require. Approval, terms and structuring remain with the financing partner.
Request a financing-ready RFQBuyer FAQ
Ready to source aquaculture equipment?
Submit your request once. The FishMatch team clarifies it, approaches potential suppliers and organizes the responses received for comparison — with supplier communications mediated by our team throughout.
Short answer
What is the fastest way to get quotes for Buyers?
Submit one structured request for Buyers. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.
- How it works:
- One structured request, human-reviewed before any supplier outreach
- Typical turnaround:
- Depends on scope and site data; no turnaround is guaranteed
- Confidentiality:
- Supplier names are never exposed during evaluation
- Cost to buyers:
- No fee charged to the buyer