With the increases in worldwide seafood consumption, and the reduction in supply from wild fisheries, aquaculture production will continue to expand and generate higher percentages of seafood products.
Land based fish farming will continue to advance the use of recirculation systems. The trend in land-based production facilities utilizing recirculation systems are changing from small and intermediate sized farms to large commercial or industrial scale operations.
This presentation offers an overview of the evolution towards large commercial facilities and the impacts of facility scale on key design considerations.