Chapter Five: Running a recirculation system Moving from traditional fish farming to recirculation significantly changes the daily routines and skills necessary for managing the farm. The fish farmer has now become a manager of both fish and water, and the task of managing the water and maintaining its quality has become just as important, if not more so, than the job of looking after the fish.
Aquaculture
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The possibility to protect oneself against financial losses through an insurance policy is not new and is practised in almost every area of life. Many aquaculture companies choose to do without this risk insurance however because they feel the requirements are too high, the procedure too complicated or the premiums too expensive. But taking out insurance in the aquaculture sector can definitely be worthwhile and should be a part of risk management.
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Chapter Four: Project planning and implementation The idea of building a recirculation fish farm is often based on very different views on what is important and what is interesting. People tend to focus on things they already know or things they find most exciting, and in the process forget about other aspects of the project.
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The vision for the future of European freshwater aquaculture – and the research and innovation needed to supports its key strategies - will be the focus of the first of a series of thematic workshops organised by the EU Aquainnova initiative. The workshop will be held in Warsaw, Poland at Sofitel hotel, from June 15-16, 2011.
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Sturgeon stocks are threatened worldwide by extinction. Various factors have led to a dramatic drop in populations during the last two decades. Since aquaculture can make a considerable contribution towards saving wild sturgeon and satisfying demand for “black caviar”, Aquatir Ltd decided in 2005 to build a modern recirculation system for farming sturgeon.
