Largest industrialized fish farming facility in Europe inaugurated in Poland
Israeli company Aqua Maof Aquaculture Technologies has established the largest industrialized fish farming facility in Poland and is part of an industrial energy saving solution for the world shortage of fish
This method saves production costs and produces a predetermined quantity and quality of fish under the full control of the operators of the plant.
Opened two months ago, the facility was designed and built by Aqua Moaf Aquaculture Technologies in cooperation with local Polish businessmen and is spread out over an area of 8000 square metres. The cost of its construction, some €12M, is expected to be recouped within 5 years of operation.
David Hazeret, CEO and partner said, “This is an industrialized, energy-efficient and economical solution for raising fish for food everywhere, even in extreme weather conditions.”
Water pollution and unmonitored commercial fishing have led to the decrease in the supply of sea and oceans fish and the traditional industry of breeding fish in open ponds can no longer satisfy demand. Thus, in order to meet a requirements that is growing every year, a group of Israeli and American experts founded a company called AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies and have developed an innovative patent-protected technology to industrialize the procedure.
The new method makes it possible to breed fish under controlled temperature conditions in all types of weather, in any country and during any season, independently of external factors.
Although this means breeding under cover in tanks, an additional patent makes it possible to save more than 70% of the energy and manpower as compared to other breeding facilities in the world. This method saves production costs and produces a predetermined quantity and quality of fish under the full control of the operators of the plant.
At present, several projects are being developed: a project near Moscow, Russia, which is to produce 500 tons of trout annually and will be opened in 2013. An additional project in Romania will breed sturgeon for caviar production and others.
The Company has signed agreements with several other investment groups to construct additional facilities in Israel, Africa and South East Asia, and is in negotiation with both private and public bodies to construct similar facilities in various European countries, the Far East, Africa and North America. The cost of building each industrialized fish farm ranges from € 4M to € 150M.
Aqua Maof Aquaculture Technologies was established in 1989, by two brothers from Kibbutz Lavi and who started from traditional fishing ponds in the valley of Beit Shean, Israel.
For any further details, please contact: Avriel Ben-Dor: 054-8170101 or via e-mail: avri@kay.co.il