Technical visits are an integral part of the Offshore Mariculture and allow attendees to put their learning into practice outside of the conference room. This year the AVA and Barramundi Asia have graciously agreed to host a visit to their facilities.<\/p>\n
Barramundi Asia Pte Ltd (BAPL) is one of the largest companies in the world farming Barramundi in the ocean and draws on world-class sustainable fish farming practices and aquaculture technology. Granted the only two fish farming licenses in the Southern waters of Singapore, BAPL is the largest fish farm in Singapore by biomass. The Company focuses on the full value chain (\u201cFarm-to-Fork\u201d) from the hatchery, nursery, sea cage farm, processing to marketing with its own registered brand K\u00fchlbarra (B2C and B2B) which allows it to capture the full premium value. BAPL\u2019s vision is to become the world\u2019s largest supplier of fresh sustainable Barramundi. BAPL has also developed and wholly owns a vaccines business and production lab, Uvaxx Pte Ltd, which develops and supplies proprietary autogenous vaccines for its own and third-party farm operations.<\/p>\n
The AVA works to ensure a resilient supply of safe food for Singapore. They have implemented strategies and programmes to maintain an adequate and stable supply of food, while mitigating food safety risks. While diversifying our overseas food supply, we also seek to enhance the productivity of local farms through R&D and capability development.<\/p>\n
Located at St John’s Island, the Marine Aquaculture Centre (MAC) was set up to develop and harness technology to facilitate the development and expansion of large-scale hatchery and fish farming production in Singapore and the region.<\/p>\n
Both of these facilities represent the pioneering efforts to embrace the offshore industry in Singapore and evidence the fact that aquaculture is moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n