Welcome To SUSTAQUA FISH FARMS
Our history reflects the development of individual commercial projects.
SustAqua Fish Farms (Pty) Ltd. originated out of INTENSIVE FISH FARMING (IFF) which was the sole proprietorship concern of Ramon Kourie founded in early 1993. Bryce Fleming joined IFF in the mid-1990’s to become a full partner in the concern. In 2009 IFF became a registered company trading as SustAqua Fish Farms (Pty) Ltd. (SAFF) headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
News: June 2017 issue of World Aquaculture
Large-Scale Biofloc Tank Culture of Tilapia in Malawi – a Technical Success Story
Although Malawi is endowed with the ninth largest lake in the world and the third largest and second deepest lake in Africa, overfishing resulted in the collapse of the tilapia fishery around 1990-1991. Tilapia, known locally as chambo, is the country’s favorite fish and now costs from US$ 4.00-8.00/kg (R55-110/kg) for whole or live fish.
This is a result of market scarcity which is unfortunate considering the massive demand for the fish and its abundant availability at very affordable prices (< US$1.50/kg) prior to 1990. Population growth at nearly 3 percent per annum in Malawi since 1990 has put the anticipated supply shortfall of fish in the country at around 80,000 t for 2017 based on sustaining 1990 per capita supply levels [More..]
For the full article in the June issue of World Aquaculture [Click here..]
SustAqua Fish Farms (Pty) Ltd
14 Branch Lane
Blairgowrie, 2625
Johannesburg
South Africa
