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Fish, Shrimp & Pond Engineering, Procurement & Planning Center

Plan fish farms, shrimp farms and pond & cage projects using professional engineering and procurement tools — before you spend a dollar on tanks, aerators, RAS gear or pond liners.

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Engineering

Instant engineering calculators. All calculations run in your browser — no sign-up, no data sent. Use to validate supplier proposals or build your own technical specifications.

Tank Volume Calculator
Rectangular or round tanks, m³ and liters.
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Tank Quantity Estimator
Number of tanks needed from harvest tons/year and density.
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Biomass Calculator
Total live weight from count × avg weight × survival.
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Stocking Density Calculator
kg/m³ with RAS / flow-through / cage / pond benchmarks.
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Feed Storage Calculator
Silo & warehouse volume from daily feed load and cycle days.
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Pipe Diameter Calculator
Pipe ID from flow (m³/h) and target velocity (m/s).
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Pump Capacity Estimator
L/min and kW from turnover rate and total dynamic head.
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Water Flow Calculator
Daily exchange volume and hourly turnover for RAS or ponds.
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Oxygen Demand Estimator
kg O₂/hr and kg O₂/day by species and temperature.
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Biofilter Capacity Calculator
Biomedia m³ from TAN load (feed × protein × 0.03).
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UV System Estimator
UV dose (mJ/cm²) → flow-rated reactor size.
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Backup Generator Sizing
kVA from critical loads + 25% headroom @ 0.8 pf.
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Water Storage Calculator
Emergency m³ = tank volume × days of full turnover.
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Planning a fish, shrimp or pond project?

Receive free quotations for fish, shrimp & pond equipment from selected international suppliers

Vendor-neutral. Confidential. Buyers never pay. FishMatch Group charges buyers no fee; fish, shrimp and pond equipment suppliers cannot pay for ranking or shortlist position.

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Decision Wizard

Build my fish, shrimp or pond project

Answer 8 short questions. Get a fish, shrimp or pond project scope, indicative CAPEX bracket, recommended equipment categories, technical spec starter and a pre-filled RFQ path.

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Species Intelligence

Compare 14 commercial fish & shrimp species

Educational, vendor-neutral profiles for every major farmed fish and shrimp species — plus the pond, cage and RAS systems built around them. Farming systems, project planning, equipment categories, technology comparisons and budget drivers — before you commit to CAPEX.

Whiteleg Shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei
Warm-water · Shrimp · #1 global species
Black Tiger Shrimp
Penaeus monodon
Warm-water · Shrimp · Premium markets
Tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus / hybrids
Warm-water · Freshwater · Global staple
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Cold-water · Marine grow-out · Premium
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Cold-water · Freshwater · Established
European Seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Marine · Mediterranean staple
Gilthead Seabream
Sparus aurata
Marine · Mediterranean staple
Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus / Clarias / Pangasius
Warm-water · Freshwater · Commodity
Carp (Common / Silver / Grass)
Cyprinus / Hypophthalmichthys / Ctenopharyngodon
Warm-water · Freshwater · Volume species
All 14 fish & shrimp species
Knowledge Center

Technical library

Vendor-neutral guides on fish, shrimp and pond projects — written for engineers, investors and procurement managers. Every guide links back to the calculators, RFQ Builder and financing intake.

RAS Project Planning
Sizing land-based recirculating aquaculture systems end-to-end.
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Shrimp Farm Design
Vannamei pond, raceway, biofloc and RAS design fundamentals.
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Fish Farm Design
Species, systems, water, energy and site selection.
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Hatchery Engineering
Broodstock, larval rearing, biosecurity zoning and water flow.
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Water Treatment Fundamentals
Mechanical, biological, degassing, oxygenation, UV, ozone.
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Pump Selection Guide
Head, flow, NPSH, redundancy and control strategies.
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Oxygen System Guide
Air blowers, LR cones, injection nozzles and safety margins.
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Biofilter Design Basics
MBBR / moving-bed / fixed-bed sizing from TAN production.
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Seafood Processing Planning
Line design, IQF, packaging, cold chain and export prep.
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Aquaculture Procurement Guide
Vendor-neutral sourcing playbook for international buyers.
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Export & International Sourcing
Lanes, Incoterms, duties and lead-time realities.
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Project Financing
Equipment leasing, working capital, DFI and ECA structures.
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Templates Library

Downloadable templates

Edit in Excel, Google Sheets or any text editor. No account required.

RFQ Template
One-page structured Request for Quotation with all required fields.
Equipment Specification Template
Line-by-line technical specification for each equipment package.
Supplier Evaluation Sheet
Weighted scorecard to rank suppliers on 8 factors (out of 100).
Budget Planning Spreadsheet
CAPEX + OPEX skeleton for a new aquaculture project.
Project Timeline Template
Milestones from concept to first harvest.
Commissioning Checklist
Wet & dry commissioning line items and sign-offs.
Site Acceptance Checklist
Final SAT checklist before payment release.
Equipment Comparison Matrix
Side-by-side comparison of up to 3 shortlisted equipment options.

FAQ

A free, vendor-neutral hub of engineering calculators, procurement utilities, financial models, a technical knowledge library and downloadable templates for anyone planning, expanding or purchasing equipment for a fish farm, shrimp farm or pond & cage project.

Fish farm operators, shrimp producers, pond and cage project owners, RAS fish farm investors, hatchery managers and the procurement teams, engineers and consultants supporting them.

No. It does not compete with fish or shrimp farm ERP, IoT monitoring or water-quality software. It is a project planning, engineering and procurement platform used before and during fish, shrimp and pond project design and purchasing.

No. Every calculator runs in your browser. Templates download as CSV/TXT files. FishMatch Group is not paid by buyers; suppliers cannot pay for ranking or shortlist position — fish, shrimp and pond project buyers never pay.

Every section ends with an RFQ / financing CTA. The RFQ Builder converts your fish, shrimp or pond project spec into a confidential brief that reaches only project-matched international manufacturers.
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One fish, shrimp or pond project request. Multiple offers from selected partners. Buyers never pay.
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Short answer

What is the fastest way to get quotes for Planning Center?

Submit one structured request for Planning Center. 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