Poly develops fish farming system for local use

Wendy Wong Channel NewsAsia 11 Dec 11;

SINGAPORE: A local polytechnic has developed a farming system that can potentially benefit fish farmers.

The common problems cited by fish farmers include a lack of technical know-how, high fish mortality rates and no control over water quality.

"Based on my last experience about two years ago, we lost about $10,000 worth of fish. I realised that the environmental factors are not under my control," said Lee Van Voon, owner of Fish In Motion.

But things might soon change with the new development.

Over the past year, researchers and students from the Singapore Polytechnic have developed a commercial system that allows high-density fish farming by having 36,000 fish in 120 bulk containers.

This allows for further productivity in a limited land space. The individual bulk containers also have an auto-feeding system.

The system also makes use of existing technologies for water treatment to take place naturally.

- CNA/ir