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Aquaculture Consultants — Feasibility, FEED & Owner's Engineer
Aquaculture consultants sit between the investor and the market. The best ones combine biology, engineering and financial modelling; the weakest ones repackage vendor brochures. Choose based on independence, project-scale experience and bankability of prior work.
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Typical applications
- Pre-feasibility & feasibility studies
- FEED / basic engineering
- Owner's engineer during EPC
- Biology, genetics and welfare advisory
Project sizes
- Advisory: $10K–$250K
- FEED: $150K–$2M
- Owner's engineer: 3–7% of CAPEX
Selection criteria
- Documented bankable studies used by lenders you respect
- In-house biology + process + civil + MEP
- Independence from equipment brands
- Availability of senior staff, not only associates
Questions buyers should ask
- Which of your studies closed financing? Reference the lender.
- Who is the actual senior lead on my project?
- How do you disclose vendor relationships?
Common procurement mistakes
- Confusing marketing decks with bankable studies
- Hiring a vendor-affiliated consultant to write the tender that selects their partner
- Skipping the owner's engineer role during EPC
RFQ recommendations
- Tender consulting stages separately (feasibility → FEED → OE)
- Require named senior team and time commitment
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