Choosing the right fish species is decisively important for a successful RAS project

• Consumer acceptance / Availability of markets
• Climate suitability for relatively low cost
• Availability of quality fingerlings
• Availability of feeds
• More-

1. imported species for better profitability
2. marketable size before 1st maturity
3. hardy species can tolerate unfavorable conditions
4. frequent harvests to support markets regularly

Select the right location for competitive costing & expected profitability

• Quality water source available: RAS with very low water consumption rate (daily < 5%) but quality water is still critical
• Infrastructure conditions
• Climate suits for selected species
• Government regulations

Budgeting planned RAS in a thoughtful way

• Land & civil engineering
• Production workshop options & costing
• RAS facilities & set up
• Operations start-up capital
• More –

1. supporting infrastructure
2. fish processing & packaging
3. feeds processing