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The facility, subject to finalisation and completion, will be used to fund the first phase of the Brunei expansion and pivot to BG 2.0

Barramundi Group Ltd announced that its Brunei operations have secured a facility offer of BND 15 million from a Bruneian financial institution.

The facility, subject to finalisation and completion, will be used to fund the first phase of the Brunei expansion and pivot to BG 2.0. The financing allows us to execute the 2 key components of this first phase:

The construction of a RAS Broodstock and Hatchery centre, complementing the existing RAS Nursery operations; and immediate deployment of sea cages at our existing sea lease, Pelong Rocks. This deployment is slated for mid-2024.

With the new broodstock and hatchery facility, the Brunei operations will be able to capitalise on the genetic nucleus from our Singapore broodstock – naturally bred and selected over 20 years – to spawn and culture fry and fingerling within Brunei. The capacity of this facility will allow Brunei to be sufficient not only for the Phase 1 Pelong Rocks grow-out cages, with an annual capacity of 1,000 tonnes but also for Phase 2 requirements of the planned 3,000 tonne land-based RAS facility.

The immediate deployment of Pelong Rocks will help to smoothen the gap in production and revenues, but also provide the Group with an opportunity to re-enter the China market – one of our largest and key markets, previously unreachable with a Singapore-grown product.

Securing this initial funding, in the present economic climate, and following the many difficulties the Group has faced in recent years, is encouraging. We now focus on the work ahead to establish the funding requirements of Phase 2 of BG 2.0 and the Group.

The facility, subject to finalisation and completion,

Acquaculture, Live Stock, World

The opening of the hatchery contributes to realising the goals of Timor-Leste’s National Aquaculture Development Strategy (2012-2030), which includes increasing annual farmed fish production to 12,000 tons by 2030 and supporting an increase in annual fish consumption to 12 kg per year.

The fourth private genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) hatchery has opened on the south coast of Timor-Leste, marking another step in the country’s aquaculture development.

The hatchery was inaugurated by Marcus da Cruz, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry and Philip Hewitt, New Zealand Ambassador to Timor-Leste.

“The Colocau GIFT hatchery is expected to produce more than five million GIFT monosex GIFT fingerlings per year, which will be supplied to local fish farmers in Manufahi and nearby municipalities,” said Hewitt at the event.

“This will have great advantages for the aquaculture sector, enabling fish farmers to produce more farmed tilapia, thereby making it easier for consumers to access fresh fish in the future. This will help combat malnutrition among children in Timor-Leste.”

The Colocau GIFT hatchery was established in partnership with the Same Construction business, the hatchery owner, as part of the Partnership for Aquaculture Development in Timor-Leste Phase 2 (PADTL2) project (2020-2024).

The project is funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and led by WorldFish in partnership with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Fisheries (MALFF).

The Timor-Leste Government is committed to scaling aquaculture to enhance the livelihoods nutrition and food security of rural households, explained Marcus da Cruz at the event.

The Colocau GIFT hatchery is the fourth of its kind to be set up by the PADTL2 project. The other hatcheries are spread across the country’s west, east and centre-Leohitu (Bobonaro municipality), Parlamento (Lautem municipality), and Hera (Dili municipality).

These efforts are critical to realising the goals of the National Aquaculture Development Strategy (2012-2030), including increasing annual farmed fish production to 12,000 tons by 2030 and supporting an increase in annual fish consumption to 12 kg per year.

The opening of the hatchery contributes to

Acquaculture, Company News, Live Stock

PLB is widely recognised in the Indonesian aquaculture industry for its commitment to delivering quality post-larvae (PLs)

Prima Larvae Bali (PLB), a leading hatchery in Eastern Indonesia, is bolstered by the expertise of the Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) to elevate their Whiteleg shrimp (vannamei) breeding program. This support enhances PLB’s commitment to delivering biosecure, top-quality postlarvae suited for Indonesia’s unique farming landscape, while also introducing cutting-edge genetic technology.

PLB is widely recognised in the Indonesian aquaculture industry for its commitment to delivering quality post-larvae (PLs). Through a meticulously designed selection scheme and larvae culture process, ensuring that each PL inherits the full genetic potential from the selected broodstock to achieve fast growth and disease resistance. Emphasising rigorous biosecurity measures, PLB exclusively produces 100 per cent Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) PL larvae. Only frozen feeds are used to nurture the shrimp broodstocks, with a firm stance against the use of fresh/live feeds within the facility. This dedication to excellence in larvae culture has not only set PLB apart but has also made a significant contribution to the aquaculture sector in the region.

In an ambitious move to further improve the quality of its offerings, PLB has enlisted the expertise of CAT, an industry leader in aquaculture research and development. Leveraging CAT’s use of advanced statistical models, both organisations aim to refine the selection of genetic lines for shrimp that grow quickly and thrive in commercial settings. CAT’s proven approach includes the utilisation of molecular markers and the latest technologies to generate genetically diverse and adaptable lines of shrimp. Their multi-generational selection methods have already demonstrated improvements in both growth rates and survival capabilities in commercial farm conditions.

PLB is widely recognised in the Indonesian

Acquaculture, India

MoU to provide technical support on Murrel breeding and culture under the project “Breeding, Seed Production and Culture of Striped Murrel”

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, and the Department of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu was signed to provide technical support on Murrel breeding and culture under the project “Breeding, Seed Production and Culture of Striped Murrel in Tamil Nadu” funded by World Bank.

P K Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA, and Arumugam, Additional Director of Fisheries, Dept. of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu signed the MoU on behalf of respective organisations.

Sahoo accentuated that the MoU on Murrel breeding, seed production, and culture will help the state in increasing the production of this priced fish and also help farmers in increasing their income. He emphasised on collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu for wider dissemination of ICAR-CIFA’s promising technologies to benefit the farmer’s community of the state.

Arumugam, said Murrel is in very high demand in the state and this MoU will help in the establishment of a model Murrel hatchery for seed production and also in the popularisation of the Murrel culture in the state with the technical support of ICAR-CIFA.

B R Pillai, HoD, Aquaculture Production, and Environment Division, ICAR-CIFA stressed that the collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu will help in spreading of Murrel farming in the state.

Rajesh Kumar, Senior Scientist and the Principal Investigator of the project coordinated the program.

MoU to provide technical support on Murrel