Past Projects

Domestic Projects

• Development and design of 35,000 pounds/year pilot RAS Arctic Char/Rainbow Trout aquaponics production facility in Idaho. 
  
• Development and assessment of Stone Crab nursery and production facility in Florida.
  
• Developed an assessment and feasibility analysis of an existing 100 mt/year Red Abalone production facility for repurposing as an aquaculture production, fisheries conservation, and education complex in California.
• Assisted in the development of a new lease for a 21 million clams/year depuration facility in New Jersey.
• Evaluated the business plan and physical plant of a pilot-scale, RAS Barramundi production facility in Iowa.
• Provided design for a large-scale indoor RAS clam holding and depuration facility in Virginia.
• Operated intensive indoor shrimp recirculating aquaculture system RAS in Texas.
• Developed and operated aquaponic fish and organic plant (fancy lettuce) production facility in Texas.
• Developed physical, chemical, and biological design for trout pond and water features at a 300+-acre private estate in Missouri.
• Remodeled and upgraded 100,000 fish/year walleye and Brook Trout stock enhancement facility in Wisconsin.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility of 1.2 million pounds/year Tilapia production facility in Wyoming.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility of 350,000 pounds/year RAS aquaculture demonstration facility in Indiana.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility of 1.5 million pounds/year tilapia processing facility in Indiana.
• Analyzed market and business prospects of a fishmeal and fish oil replacement in shrimp feeds for product developer in Maryland.
• Analyzed technical and economic feasibility of Yellow Perch and aquaponic tomato production at 480,000 pounds/year site in Michigan.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility and developed biological design for RAS Yellow Perch production at 20 million pounds/year site in Indiana.
• Developed biological design and management plan for a 400,000 pounds/year indoor water reuse RAS Yellow Perch, Tilapia, and integrated plant aquaponic production system for installation in Pennsylvania.
• Designed water treatment systems for large, mobile fish holding tanks and displays in Colorado.
• Designed dechlorination system for university fisheries research laboratory in Wisconsin.
• Assisted major insurance company in development of aquaculture insurance products.
• Remodeled and upgraded 550,000 pounds/year Rainbow Trout hatchery and rearing system in Kentucky.
• Assisted in reconfiguration of 600,000 pounds/year Tilapia production system in Arizona.
• Analyzed technical feasibility of 2.45 million pounds/year indoor RAS Atlantic Salmon and Yellow Perch production system in Wisconsin.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility of RAS Yellow Perch production at 3 million pounds/year site in Michigan.
• Analyzed technical and economic investment feasibility of RAS Yellow Perch and Hybrid Striped Bass production at 500,000 pounds/year power plant sites in Minnesota.
• Assisted in design of 1 million fish/year Atlantic Salmon smolt production system in Maine.
• Analyzed technical and economic feasibility of, and RAS technology to produce, 3,100 metric tons/year of Atlantic Salmon and Rainbow Trout in Guam.
• Upgraded many coldwater, coolwater, and warmwater fish production facilities. Surveyed many facilities and laboratories to evaluate potential and develop feasibility and management recommendations.
• Provided technical and economic investment assessments for use of biofloc feeding technologies for fish and shrimp.
• Provided physical, chemical, and biological designs and management plans for many ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and streams.
• Served as expert witness in aquaculture/fisheries litigations.

...and many more.

International Projects

• GLOBAL--Provided commercial fishery and aquaculture industry intelligence, Investment due diligence, and informational workshops.
• PERU--Assisted shrimp producer to assess benefits and risks of extending vertical integration to all points on the value chain.
• GREECE AND SPAIN--Developed technical and financial due diligence for 20,000 mt/year Seabass, Seabream, and Corvina hatcheries and production facilities.​
• NIGERIA--Developed aquaponic fish, shrimp, and plant production facilities for the production of 5,000 metric tons per year of fish and shrimp.
• LIBERIA--Member of mission to consider the feasibility of the rehabilitation of certain fishing companies, responsibility for processing and marketing aspects for shrimp and fish.
• GREECE--Designed 400 mt/year super-intensive indoor RAS biofloc-dominated mixotrophic penaeid shrimp production facility.
• CANADA--Analyzed the technical and economic investment feasibility of 300 metric tons/year RAS Arctic Char facility in Saskatchewan.
• SPAIN--Provided a marketing study for the production and sale of Seriola fingerlings and market-size fish.
• MEXICO AND CROATIA--Provided investment due diligence and assessed production at large tuna grow-out facilities in Baja California Norte and Croatia.
• VIETNAM--Developed hatchery, nursery, and grow-out facilities for 100 million seed/year oyster operation in Vietnam.
• MEXICO--Analyzed technical and market feasibility of RAS marine finfish production at a site in Baja California Sur.
• CANADA--Assisted in the design of a new solids removal system for a 3 million fish/year salmonid production facility in Alberta.
• SWITZERLAND--Evaluated and upgraded RAS Eurasian Perch production techniques at a 300 metric tons/year facility in Switzerland.
• IRAQ--Designed 264,000 pounds/year indoor RAS Common Carp production system and management plan.
• THAILAND--Studied prospects and markets for a fishmeal and fish oil replacement for shrimp feeds.
• PACIFIC BASIN--Facilitated shrimp and fish production in tropical environments of the Indian and Pacific Ocean basins.
• VIETNAM--Developed shrimp and catfish production and overall production strategies.
• CHINA--Conferenced and strategized with key domestic businessmen. 
• SINGAPORE--Provided fish farm and feed consultations. 
• TURKEY--Assisted fish feed manufacturer in modifying and reformulating their inventory of feeds. 
• THAILAND--Provided biosecurity and disease prevention at shrimp farms.   
• SINGAPORE--Evaluated the use and suitability of marine clays for aquaculture in ponds at a fish production site in Singapore. 
• SOUTH KOREA--Developed expansion of production and strategies for the management of white spot shrimp virus. 
• MALAYSIA--Developed sustainable aquaculture and examined of shrimp production facilities for operational assessment and biosecurity.
• INDONESIA--Technical audit of white spot shrimp virus and biosecurity issues for shrimp farms and fish farms.     
• INDIA--Assessment of white spot shrimp virus, vibriosis, and biosecurity of shrimp farms.   
• SRI LANKA--Examined shrimp production facilities for operational assessment and biosecurity.     
• COOK ISLANDS--Examined environmental conditions and culture methods needed to optimize the production of black pearls. 
• COOK ISLANDS, TONGA, TUVALU--Developed tuna and bottom fish resources (Tonga and Tuvalu) and a cultured black pearl industry (Cook Islands).   
• KOSRAE ISLAND, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA--Developed environmental documentation for a large-scale tuna processing facility.     
• TAIWAN--Provided shrimp, eel, and fish farm surveys. 
• LA REUNION, INDIAN OCEAN--Developed feasibility and design of a closed system recirculation RAS hatchery. 
• BANGLADESH--Provided regional overview, status of facility and equipment, and proposed aquaculture research.   
• PHILIPPINES--Provided broodstock development for freshwater prawn shrimp farming.     
• THAILAND--Evaluated giant prawn shrimp aquaculture.   
• PALAU--Studied the feasibility of genetic selection in the rabbitfish and the freshwater prawn shrimp.
• PUERTO RICO--Developed operational planning for freshwater prawn farm.
• EL SALVADOR--Renovation and operation of commercial prawn shrimp hatchery and farm using new technology.
• HONDURAS--Evaluated and developed resources for the production of penaeid shrimp.
• VENEZUELA--Provided countrywide assessment, investment feasibility of shrimp farming.
• BELIZE--Provided technical assistance, marine shrimp hatchery and farm.
• BRAZIL--Developed feasibility, site selection and analysis for prawn hatchery and farm north of Rio de Janeiro.
• COSTA RICA--Developed feasibility and financial investment assessment of marine shrimp farming site for possible purchase.
• ITALY--Participated in expert consultant panel, conservation of genetic resources in aquatic species.
• MEXICO--Evaluated and developed resources for the production of penaeid shrimp.

...and many more.