Aquaculture Production Technology

What Aquaculture Production Technology does

Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) Ltd. (APT) is a privately held aquaculture engineering and consulting firm founded in 1978 in Kiryat Ata, Israel, that delivers end-to-end ("Total Project Approach," "egg to fillet") design, construction, and operational support for advanced fish farming projects. The firm serves governments, private investors, commercial banks, and fish farming companies across approximately 30 countries on five continents, with 100+ projects completed over more than 40 years.

APT's core technology portfolio spans multiple production system architectures — Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS), Green Water Culture Systems (GWCS), Integrated Fish Farm Irrigation (IFFI), and inland/offshore cage systems — together with complete tilapia and salmon processing plant design engineered to comply with US and EU seafood import standards (including HACCP, traceability, and bio-terrorism protection). The company supplies genetically improved tilapia brood-stock and custom Process-Package operating manuals, and delivers engineering through its affiliated company PAZ Engineering and Management (1980) Ltd. Its multi-disciplinary team combines biologists, aquaculturists, and industrial, processing, water, environmental, and civil engineers, led by Managing Director Michael Pascal, CTO/Project Manager Guy Shavit, and department heads Zeev Sapoznikov (Mechanical & Fire Safety) and Eli Goldberg (Civil).

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, supplemented by one-time brood-stock licensing. Engagements begin with feasibility studies and bankable business plans (for presentation to financial institutions and investors), proceed through basic and detailed engineering, construction supervision, equipment procurement, and conclude with on-site training and operational support. Pricing is negotiated per agreed scope; no public rate card is disclosed. Customer segments are uniformly enterprise/government-scale, with disclosed engagements spanning Africa (Malawi, Angola), Asia (India, Vietnam), Europe/Caucasus (Georgia), and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras). APT remains founder/management-owned with no external institutional capital, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity.

Name

Aquaculture Production Technology

Legal name

Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) Ltd.

Website

https://aquaculture-israel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) is a boutique aquaculture engineering and consulting firm founded in 1978 that delivers turnkey fish farming projects — from feasibility and bankable business plans through engineering, construction, and training — to governments, investors, and fish farming companies across ~30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Engineering Services

NAICS

Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511), Aquaculture (11251)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Hatchery Equipment, Systems & Technology (RAS Hatcheries, Incubation, Grading, Transport Systems) (AFAEAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL)

Keywords

• Aquaculture engineering services
• Fish farming projects
• Recirculated aquaculture systems
• Aquaculture feasibility studies
• Fish processing plant design

Headquarters

HQ city

Kiriat Hayim

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Feasibility Study & Business Plan Services: APT performs feasibility studies and prepares bankable business plans for fish farming aquaculture projects. The scope and content are agreed with the client prior to initiation. Business plans are prepared in bankable format for presentation to venture capitalists, commercial banks, financial institutions, and government authorities.
2. Engineering and Detailed Design Services: Basic and detailed engineering services for aquaculture projects including layout, flow schemes, pond specifications, water supply/drainage systems, electrical systems, processing plant design, and equipment specifications. Engineering is provided by affiliated company PAZ Engineering.
3. Construction Supervision & Management: APT engineers supervise aquaculture project construction either by long-term presence on site or via periodic site visits to oversee local contractors.
4. Equipment Procurement Services: APT provides operational specifications for fish farming equipment and facilitates equipment procurement by preparing technical bids and analyzing quotation proposals from suppliers.
5. Training & Operational Support: Senior technicians and experienced field production teams train local staff in operating facilities or on-site during equipment run-in. Post-training activities and periodical refreshing courses are offered.
6. Brood-Stock Supply: APT provides genetically improved Tilapia brood-stock which produce high-quality hybrids.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aquaculture Production Technology (APT) is an Israeli aquaculture engineering consultancy that performs feasibility studies, business plans, detailed engineering design, construction supervision, commissioning, and operational support for commercial fish and shrimp farming projects. The firm delivers a "Total Project Approach" covering biology, engineering, economics, construction, and operations, and supplies proprietary production technologies (RAS, GWCS, IFFI, cage systems) as well as licensed brood-stock (e.g., Tilapia) to clients worldwide.

Product overview

Aquaculture Production Technology (APT) offers a Total Project Approach for the design, construction, and operation of advanced fish farming projects. The core portfolio comprises eight integrated service modules: Business Plan & Feasibility Study, Engineering and Detailed Design and Construction (via affiliated PAZ Engineering), Cages & Offshore Cages, Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS), Integrated Fish Farm Irrigation (IFFI), Design Process Packing House, and Facilities Construction & Installation. These are supplemented by add-on services including Training, Process-Package (operating manuals), High-Performance Brood Stock supply, and Aquaculture Equipment Procurement. APT implements complete production lines from 'egg to fillet,' covering all phases from site selection and business planning through engineering design, construction, broodstock supply, operational manuals, and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aquaculture Feasibility Studies and Business Plans

Quantifiable outcome

• Within 90 minutes, live tilapia (800-1,000g) becomes skinless, boneless, super-trimmed, packed fillets of 5-7oz and 7-9oz
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PAZ Engineering and Management (1980) Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 1980Founded in 1980, PAZ Engineering and Management (1980) Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary design engineering company based in Israel. The company plays a significant role in the development of global industries and is one of Israel's preeminent engineering management companies. Engineering services for APT aquaculture projects are provided by PAZ, including basic and detailed engineering, flow schemes, pond specifications, water supply/drainage systems, electrical systems, processing plant design, and equipment specifications. PAZ supports virtually all engineering aspects of aquaculture industry projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• BioFishency: Norwegian-Israeli aquaculture technology firm specializing in RAS water treatment and biofilter systems. Comparable to APT's RAS focus, particularly its internal water treatment unit and recirculation engineering work.
• Israeli aquaculture RAS startups (e.g., AquaFounders Capital portfolio firms): Israeli venture platform backing next-generation aquaculture technology companies with RAS and alternative-protein focus. Comparable to APT through shared Israeli aquaculture innovation cluster, though oriented toward venture-backed startups rather than 40-year engineering consultancy.

Broad incumbents

• AKVA Group: Norwegian-listed aquaculture technology supplier offering cages, feeding systems, software, and RAS equipment globally. Comparable to APT as a full-scope aquaculture technology and project services provider, though at much larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems: Major supplier of RAS equipment, water treatment systems, and aquaculture project engineering services globally. Comparable to APT in providing integrated RAS design, equipment, and project support for commercial aquaculture operators.
• Sterner (Skretting-owned aquaculture engineering): Aquaculture engineering and technology capability within Nutreco's Skretting fish feed business, providing RAS design and project services. Comparable to APT as an engineering-led aquaculture project provider, but embedded within a much larger feed company.

Direct peers

• Innovasea: Aquaculture technology company delivering fish farming systems, sensors, and full project delivery across both cage and RAS environments. Direct peer to APT in providing end-to-end aquaculture engineering and equipment solutions worldwide.
• AquaMaof Aquaculture Technologies: Israel-based RAS technology provider offering turnkey indoor fish farming systems and project delivery from design through commissioning. Direct peer to APT given overlapping Israeli origin, RAS focus, and end-to-end project model.

Others

• Hatch Blue (aquaculture accelerator/VC): Global aquaculture-focused venture capital and accelerator. Comparable to APT as a node in the aquaculture innovation ecosystem where APT supplies engineering and project services and Hatch supplies capital to portfolio companies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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