Rydawi Fish Farms

www.tilapiafarming.co.za

Rydawi Fish Farms Happy new year to you all. We hope you have a fruitful, successful year in 2017 and that your fish farming projects go from strength to strength!

Rydawi fish farms has welcomed new staff in the last few months.

Kgatle Jack, “I'm a graduate from university of Limpopo, studied bachelor of science in Biotechnology with Biochemistry and Microbiology coupled with Bachelor science honours in Aquaculture, worked for department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries dispatched at Gariep dam Agriculture Technology Demonstrations Centre, I've also worked for South African breweries as a brewing technician, I then joined Rydawi fish farm on the 05 December 2017 upon my arrival at the farm i was amazed by the set-up of the system and the layout of the hatchery. David and William farm in a box system can be said to be the greatest invention in the aquaculture industry because even the greatest invention in history are coming from pieces of equipment what differs it’s how those equipment are connected to form one well-functioning unit. It is a pleasure for me to be part of these winning team, it might be tough but victory is certain at the end.”

Moyo is from Nigeria. Moyo is an intern at Rydawi Fish farms.

“ My name is Moyo. I've been working at the Rydawi Fish Farm for the past one month. Within that one month, I've gained experience in more than just "feeding fish and mucking out." I've learning how to weigh and keep records for the farm, watch out for signs of stress on the fish, test for parasites in fry tanks, harvest eggs from the brooding stock as well as overall maintenance of equipment and management of the fish farm. I have enjoyed the advantages working with the FIAB system gives me over working with a pond or other methods...doing a flush for 15 - 70 litres of water is marginally more convenient than doing it for over a thousand litres of water every day. All in all, I'm enjoying my experience on the farm.”

Industry News We encourage to sign up for the Aquaculture Hub website – see below:

Welcome to 2017. AquacultureHub is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, registered in Austin, TX. Our AquacultureHub website members have considered also members of the non-profit organization but the membership and the services we provide our members are free (e.g., see below). Also, those of you who volunteered and helped during 2016 the AquacultureHub and our associate organizations, such as other non-profit organization (e.g., SIAMB), colleges and high schools where they teach aquaculture will receive our thank you letters and gifts to show our deep appreciation for your time and spirit.

AquacultureHub has grown to over 6,000 members, and we are so happy to provide you with this incredible opportunity to learn, share and engage with other farmers, educators, scientists and aquaponic enthusiasts around the world. People make The Hub great, and we would like to encourage you to help us grow. Everyone knows someone else who might find value in joining the AquacutlureHub...and it’s still totally FREE! Please share the link to our site with an encouraging invitation to join us— send it to your friends, co-workers and especially young people who may wish to expand aquaculture in their region of the world.

Help us grow aquaculture by growing AquacultureHub.org.

World Aquaculture Conference – June 2017

We encourage you to attend the World Aquaculture conference in June in Cape Town – www.was.org. David’s abstract on Recirculation Aquaculture Systems has been accepted and he will be speaking at the Conference. We look forward to meeting our fish farming friends there.

Tilapia Recipe

Please contact us if you need any assistance with your fish farming projects, purchase tanks or fingerlings, or would like to visit the farm in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg. We are running a training programme every month for 4 days at the farm.

January 2017