Interior of a RAS farming site with circular tanks

Production is the source of our knowledge.

Our RAS sites do more than compete with flow-through systems. They consistently outperform them on feed consumption and mortality.

Concrete evidence that the technology we operate, design, and build delivers efficient results.

Our RAS production records better at-sea performance than flow-through.

Adjusted feed consumption (PCC), 60 days in the hatchery

Days in the process

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Adjusted feed consumption (PCC), 60 days in the hatchery

Days in the process

  • Salmonífera Dalcahue
  • Other hatcheries

Quality is built every day.

From the receipt of eggs to smolt, every stage is managed under strict operational, health, and environmental standards.

Our team continuously supervises critical variables to ensure stability, traceability, and consistency throughout the production cycle.

We manage every stage of the production cycle, from the receipt of eggs to smolt delivery, under strict operational, health, and environmental standards at every site.

We develop our own control and production systems so we can supervise the critical rearing variables, ensuring stability, traceability, and the conditions the fish require.

We operate a network of farming sites with more than 2,560 tonnes of installed biomass capacity, equipped with reuse and RAS technology adapted from our production experience.

Production waste is recovered through dewatering and thermal drying, improving operating conditions and creating inputs for agricultural compost.

Freshly produced salmon smolt

Controlling the environment is how growth is secured.

(Water, oxygen, CO₂, biosecurity, solids, temperature)

Hatchery

Weight
0.15 g
Time
2 months
Objective:
First feeding.

Learning:

Stability at this stage determines future performance.

Start Feeding

Weight
20 g
Time
3 months
Objective:
Establish feeding and early growth.

Learning:

Feed management at this stage defines conversion and uniformity.

Fry

Weight
80 g
Time
3 months
Objective:
Stable growth in freshwater.

Learning:

Controlling density and water quality reduces stress and mortality.

Smolt

Weight
150 g
Time
3 months
Objective:
Prepare the fish for transfer to sea.

Learning:

A uniform smolt performs better in the next phase.

We turn experience into a specialized service.

“You work with the confidence of a team that has spent more than 38 years specializing in quality smolt.”

Estanques circulares de un centro RAS en operación

Frequently asked questions

Yes. We have direct experience converting flow-through facilities to reuse and RAS systems. We assess the existing infrastructure to determine the most efficient solution, so water use can be optimized and production performance improved without starting from scratch.

Yes. Operating our own sites led us to develop our own RAS control systems, and to gain the technical knowledge to design them and adapt them to different production realities. That knowledge is now available as a service for third-party farming sites.

It is a management tool for analyzing, controlling, and optimizing the full production cycle. It centralizes process information, supports decisions based on real data, and improves the operating efficiency of each farming site.

Once construction is complete, we verify that every installed system works as a whole and we train the team that will operate the plant. More than 38 years producing smolt let us back every commissioning with real operating knowledge, so the transition to continuous operation is efficient.

Let's talk about the future of your next project.

We believe the best engineering comes from experience. Since 1988, we have devoted our work to understanding, improving, and refining every stage of the production cycle, contributing to the sustainable development of the salmon industry.

+38 years of experience
9 operating hatcheries
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