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How to analyze multi-cycle farm data: survival, biomass, FCR, water quality and harvest

Updated: 2026-10-13 · FishMatch Group

Farm manager comparing printed charts of survival, biomass and feed conversion from several crop cycles next to round fish tanks — A cycle review starts with the records you already have: stocking sheets, feed logs, sampling weights, water-quality logs and harvest tickets. Illustrative photo.

Short answer

Put at least three comparable cycles side by side in one table, using the same definitions for survival, harvested biomass, economic FCR and days in culture. Calculate each metric the same way for every cycle, then look for the metric that worsens first or varies most — that is usually where the bottleneck starts. Link each weak cycle to its water-quality, maintenance and incident logs before deciding whether the cause is process, equipment or management. The result is a baseline you can use before any upgrade or expansion; it does not predict future survival or output.

Which records you need and where to find them

You do not need new sensors to start. Most established farms already hold the inputs in stocking sheets, feed invoices or feed logs, sampling records, mortality logs, water-quality logs, maintenance tickets and harvest or processing receipts.

Metric	Records to pull	Minimum detail
Number stocked and average stocking weight	Stocking sheet, hatchery delivery note	Per tank, pond or cage
Mortality	Daily mortality log	Count per day per unit; cause if recorded
Feed delivered	Feed log or invoices by unit	kg per unit per cycle (per day if available)
Growth	Sampling records	Average weight and sample size per sampling date
Harvest	Harvest/processing tickets	kg, count or average weight, size grades
Water quality	Probe or manual logs	DO, temperature, pH, ammonia/nitrite, salinity where relevant; time of day
Downtime and incidents	Maintenance and incident logs	Date, equipment, duration, action taken

Build one comparable cycle table

Create one row per cycle and per production unit. Keep the same unit (for example, a pond, a cage or a RAS tank) across cycles, otherwise you compare different things. Record species, strain or seed source, stocking date and season, because a winter cycle and a summer cycle may not be comparable.

Column	Definition to keep fixed
Days in culture	Stocking date to harvest date
Survival %	Harvested count ÷ stocked count × 100 (if harvest count is unknown: harvest kg ÷ average harvest weight)
Net biomass gain (kg)	Harvested kg − stocked kg
Economic FCR	Feed delivered (kg) ÷ net biomass gain (kg)
Yield	Harvested kg ÷ culture volume (m³) or area (ha)
Growth rate	(Final avg weight − initial avg weight) ÷ days
Water-quality exceptions	Number of days outside the limits your own farm or advisor set
Equipment downtime	Hours of aeration, pump or feeder outage

Calculations you can run in a spreadsheet

Survival % = harvested count ÷ stocked count × 100.
Net biomass gain = harvested kg − stocked kg.
Economic FCR = total feed delivered ÷ net biomass gain. Use the same feed definition every cycle (delivered, not planned).
Average daily gain = (final average weight − initial average weight) ÷ days in culture.
Variation between cycles: for each metric, note the best, worst and the spread (worst − best). The metric with the largest relative spread deserves attention first.

Hypothetical example — not farm data, not a benchmark. Assumed: one 1,000 m³ unit, same species and seed source, three summer cycles.

Cycle	Survival %	Net gain (kg)	Feed (kg)	Economic FCR	DO exception days
A	82	9,000	13,500	1.50	2
B	78	8,400	13,400	1.60	6
C	71	7,300	12,800	1.75	11

In this invented example survival, net gain and FCR all worsen while low-oxygen days rise. That pattern points to checking oxygen supply and feeding practice before buying more tanks. It does not prove the cause.

Read the trend: process, equipment or management?

What you see	Likely area to investigate first	Records that confirm or rule it out
FCR worsens while growth slows and DO exceptions rise	Equipment capacity (aeration/oxygen) or feeding at night	Aerator runtime, DO logs by hour, feed timing
Mortality spikes on specific dates across units	Process event (handling, grading, weather, water source)	Incident log, weather, intake water data
One unit is consistently worse than others	Equipment or site specific (flow, pump, net, liner)	Maintenance tickets per unit, flow readings
Results vary with shift or staff changes	Management and procedures	Shift rosters, SOP sign-offs, feeding records
Survival drops after a seed source change	Inputs (seed quality, health status)	Hatchery certificates, early-mortality logs; ask a qualified health professional

What to do when data is missing

No harvest counts: estimate count from harvest kg ÷ sample average weight and mark the value as estimated.
No per-unit feed: allocate farm feed by stocked biomass and flag the column as allocated — do not compare units on allocated data.
Gaps in water logs: count only days with readings and report the coverage (for example 40 of 120 days).
Fewer than three cycles: use them as a starting baseline and start collecting the missing fields now; avoid investment conclusions from one cycle.

Checklist before you act on the analysis

Same definitions used for every cycle
Seasons and seed sources noted
Estimated or allocated values flagged
Weak cycles matched to incident and maintenance logs
Water-quality limits taken from your species advisor or supplier, not from a generic web number
Health questions referred to a qualified veterinarian or aquatic health professional

Frequently asked questions

How many cycles do I need for a useful baseline?

Three comparable cycles is a practical minimum to see a direction; more cycles across seasons give a fairer picture. With one or two cycles, treat the numbers as a starting point, not a trend.

Should I use biological or economic FCR?

For investment decisions use economic FCR (feed delivered ÷ net biomass gain), because it includes feed lost to mortality and waste. Biological FCR is useful for nutrition questions but needs accurate mortality biomass.

What if my farm never logged water quality at night?

Note it as a data gap. Low oxygen often occurs before dawn in ponds, so consider adding a few weeks of night readings before you blame or clear the aeration system.

Can this analysis tell me how much more I will produce after an upgrade?

No. It identifies where performance is weakest in your own records. Any future result depends on species, system, climate, site and how the change is managed.

Tools and next steps

Sources

General guidance only. Targets, health decisions and results depend on species, region and system; consult qualified local professionals.