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Aquaculture - Facilities Information


The Aquaculture Program has a well developed facility of research and demonstration culture systems, laboratory space, greenhouse and workshop.

Aquaponic Systems
6 research-scale
1 commercial-scale
1 home-scale by Nelson-Pade Inc.

Biofloc Systems
6 research-scale
     30 m3 tank
     external cone-bottom clarifier
9 commercial-scale
     1 200 m3 - block wall with HDPE liner.
     1 70 m3, - Quick Tank from Reef Industries Inc. Aquaculture with Permalon liner.
     7 80 m3 -  fiberglass

21 brood fish holding and breeding tanks
3 fry rearing tanks

1 recirculating fingerling nursery system
     12 2-m3 rearing tanks
     mirco-screen drum filter
     fluidized bead filter

1 fish purge system
     1 holding tank
     mirco-screen drum filter
     fluidized bead filter

Greenhouse

Workshop



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