Commercial aquaculture, defined.
Plain-English definitions of the core terms in commercial aquaculture project planning, procurement and financing — curated by FishMatch Group, the specialized aquaculture platform within the Global B2B Group ecosystem.
What is Commercial Aquaculture?
Commercial aquaculture is the industrial-scale farming of aquatic species — primarily fish, shrimp, molluscs and seaweed — for sale into food, feed or export markets. It uses engineered production systems (ponds, cages, RAS or hybrid) with defined biosecurity, water management and quality controls.
What is a RAS Facility?
A RAS facility is an indoor aquaculture plant that recirculates 90–99% of its water through mechanical filtration, biological nitrification, degassing, oxygenation and disinfection. It enables year-round production near consumption markets, independent of climate, tides or open water.
What is a Shrimp Farm?
A shrimp farm is a commercial facility that grows shrimp — primarily Litopenaeus vannamei (whiteleg) or Penaeus monodon (black tiger) — from post-larvae to harvest, in earthen ponds, lined ponds, biofloc systems or indoor RAS.
What is a Fish Hatchery?
A fish hatchery is a specialized aquaculture facility that produces eggs, larvae and juveniles (fingerlings, post-larvae or smolts) from managed broodstock, for stocking into grow-out farms.
What is Seafood Processing?
Seafood processing is the industrial transformation of harvested fish, shrimp and shellfish into chilled, frozen, canned or value-added products for domestic or export markets, under HACCP, ASC, BAP or ISO 22000 food-safety systems.
What is Aquaculture Procurement?
Aquaculture procurement is the structured sourcing of equipment, technology and EPC services for aquaculture projects — from single subsystems (biofilters, aerators, RAS loops) to full turnkey farms, hatcheries and processing plants.
What is Aquaculture Project Development?
Aquaculture project development is the structured process of taking a commercial fish, shrimp or processing project from concept to operations — covering site, permits, engineering, CAPEX/OPEX modelling, financing, EPC and commissioning.
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What do buyers need to know about What Is?
What Is affects both project cost and project risk, so it belongs in the specification stage rather than the purchasing stage. This page sets out what commercial buyers assess, what typically drives cost and lead time, and which questions to put to suppliers before signing. You can turn any of it into a confidential RFQ in a few minutes.
- Who it is for:
- Investors, operators and project developers specifying commercial systems
- Cost drivers:
- Capacity, water source, energy price, permitting and logistics
- Next step:
- Turn the requirement into a confidential RFQ
- Cost to buyers:
- No fee charged to the buyer
What do buyers need to know about What Is?
What Is affects both project cost and project risk, so it belongs in the specification stage rather than the purchasing stage. This page sets out what commercial buyers assess, what typically drives cost and lead time, and which questions to put to suppliers before signing. You can turn any of it into a confidential RFQ in a few minutes.
How does FishMatch Group source suppliers for this requirement?
You submit one structured request. We translate it into a technical RFQ, run it against qualified manufacturers and integrators in the relevant categories, and return normalised quotations you can compare side by side on scope, lead time and total cost of ownership.
Do buyers see supplier names during the sourcing process?
No. Supplier identities stay confidential during discovery and evaluation. You receive anonymised, comparable technical and commercial packages, and introductions happen only after both sides are qualified and agree to proceed.