Aquaculture Technology
FISHFARMING & EQUIPMENT

  Example  

ECONOMY - CALCULATION

VARIABLES    Year    1    2     3    4    5    6    7    8    9   Total

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Operation:

Fish No  

Enter the number of fish you want to stock each year, it calculates the number you have in stock each year/class

Fish kg á  

Enter the weight of a single fish which you want to stock, it calculates the growth for each year/class

Fish kg  

Calculates the total weight of fish in stock for each year/class

Survival %  

Enter the survival rate for each year/class

Survival kg  

Calculates the total weight of fish which survive per year/class

Keep %  

Enter the rate you want to keep per year/class

Keep kg  

Calculates the total weight of fish you keep per year/class

No Aeration  

Enter the oxygen requirement in mg/kg/h, it calculates the weight of fish which can be hold without aeration

Stock kg/m3  

Enter the stocking density you want to have in the tanks per year/class

Feeding %/d  

Enter the feeding rate per day for each year/class

Conversion  

Enter the feed conversion rate for each year/class

Growth kg  

Calculates the gained weight (growth) per year/class

Food kg  

Calculates the required food per year/class

Personnel No  

Calculates the required number of personnel per year/class

Farm  

Feed/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram feed

Personne/yl á  

Enter the price per person and year

Water/m3  

Enter the price per cubicmeter water

Fingerlings/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram fingerlings

Energy/kwh  

Enter the price per kilowatt energy

Service/t  

Enter the price for service per metric ton

Other/t  

Enter the price for other things per metric ton

Value  

Calculates the operation costs for the given year/class

  

Investment: 

Farm  

Netcages/m3  

Enter the price of the cages per cubic meter

Units á m3  

Enter the tank or cage volume in cubic meter

Tanks/m3  

Enter the price of the tanks or ponds per cubic meter

Feeders/t  

Enter the price of the feeders per metric ton of fish

Aeration/t  

Enter the price of the aerators per metric ton of fish

Regulation/t  

Enter the price for automatic regulation equipment per metric ton of fish

Recirculation/t  

Enter the price for recirculation equipment per metric ton of fish

Biofilter Yes=1  

Enter 1 if you want to have a biofilter, it calculates the costs for the given year/class

Value  

Calculates the costs for the farming system

Other  

Enter the costs for other things

Land  

Calculates the costs for the required land, if you enter the price for each squaremeter at right

Building m2  

Enter the required building in squaremeter, it calculates the costs if you enter the price for each squaremeter at right

Planning  

Calculates the costs for planning

Installation  

Calculates the costs for installation

Infrastructure  

Calculates the costs for infrastructure

Equipment  

Enter the costs for equipment

Miscellaneous  

Enter the costs for miscellaneous

Value  

Calculates the investment costs for the given year/class

  

Sale:  

Live/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram live fish, if you want to sell live

Meat/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram meat, if you want to sell meat

Filets/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram filet, if you want to sell filets

Caviar/kg  

Enter the price per kilogram caviar

Other  

Enter the value for other products

Value  

Calculates the sales values for the given year/class

  

Requirement:  

Water l/sec  

Enter the dissolved oxygen in mg/l, it will calculate the water requirement without aeration

Water Aeration  

Enter the minimum oxygen requirement for the fish in mg/l, it will calculate the water requirement with aeration

Water Biofilter  

Enter the water requirement per kilogram of feed, it will calculate the water for the biofilter.

Investment  

Calculates the investment costs per given year/class

Operation  

Calculates the operation costs per given year/class

Sale  

Calculates the sale value per given year/class

Value  

Calculates the requirement per given year/class

  

Balance:  

Cashflow  

Calculates the accumulative operation values for the given years/classes

Backflow  

Calculates the accumulative requirement values for the given years/classes

The calculation will be supplied with all values already included and adapted to your requirements.
You can change the variables in italic for calculation.
All costs are based on European average values!

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