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Aquaculture Laboratory Equipment — Buyer's Guide

Every commercial aquaculture project needs a lab — either on site or contracted. Lab capacity defines how fast disease is detected and how deep certification records go.

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Typical applications

  • Water chemistry benchtop analyzers
  • Feed proximate analysis
  • Disease PCR and microbiology
  • Broodstock genetics screening

Project sizes

  • Onsite mini-lab: $20K–$150K
  • Full commercial lab: $150K–$3M

Selection criteria

  • Coverage of species-relevant pathogens
  • Turnaround time (in-house vs contract)
  • ISO 17025 / accreditation for export
  • Integration with monitoring platform

Questions buyers should ask

  • Coverage of the pathogens my market cares about?
  • Data export format for certification audits?

Common procurement mistakes

  • Investing in a lab without trained biologists
  • Skipping PCR capability in shrimp

RFQ recommendations

  • Bundle equipment + reagents + training + first-year service

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