Aquasafra, Inc

What Aquasafra, Inc does

Aquasafra, Inc. is a Florida-based tilapia hatchery founded in 1991 (per company history; firmographic data cites 1993) that produces proprietary hybrid white tilapia fingerlings, broodstock, and aquaculture feed for commercial aquaculture, aquaponics, and pond/lake management customers globally. The company's core technology is a strategic hybridization program crossing Aurea and Manzala Niloticus tilapia lines to achieve hybrid vigor — producing faster-growing (7–8 months to market vs. 18–36 months for catfish), more pathogen-resistant, and more feed-efficient fish, with documented filet yields of 39–45% (20–30% above other lines) and operational temperature tolerance from 50°F to 98°F. Production occurs at a 4-acre Florida facility near major airports, yielding approximately 10 million tilapia annually with a staff of roughly 7, supported by a dedicated 40,000-gallon growout system for genetic line testing and an ongoing broodstock improvement program.

The business model is sales-led and direct: customers submit orders through the website with no upfront payment, and an Aquasafra team member contacts them to discuss needs and arrange shipping. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of fingerlings and broodstock to commercial aquaculture producers, and through an exclusive feed manufacturing partnership with leading US feed mills that provides customized tilapia diets at 20–30% below competing prices — a combined seed-and-feed solution the company describes as the first of its kind in tilapia aquaculture. The company also pursues adjacent verticals with specialized variants: a cold-tolerant hybrid for aquaponics operators seeking to reduce heating/cooling costs, and a hybrid blue tilapia for pond stocking, HOA stormwater ponds, and lake management as an alternative to triploid grass carp. Distribution leverages the Florida location for global shipment of live seed stock and feed, with educational resources (production manual and water quality guide, available in English and Spanish) supporting customer success and lead generation.

Name

Aquasafra, Inc

Legal name

Aquasafra, Inc.

Website

https://aquasafra.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aquasafra, Inc. is a Florida-based tilapia hatchery producing proprietary hybrid white tilapia fingerlings, broodstock, and aquaculture feed for commercial aquaculture, aquaponics, and pond management customers globally. Its seed-and-feed solution delivers 20–30% lower feed costs and improved growth rates through strategic hybridization of proprietary genetic lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Genetics & Hatchery

NAICS

Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511), Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Tilapia & Warmwater Fish Hatcheries (e.g., Catfish, Carp) (AFAEAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquaculture Feed & Nutrition (farm-level feed programs) (AFAEAAAL), Aquaculture Breeding & Genetics Services (e.g., broodstock improvement) (AFAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Hybrid tilapia fingerlings
• Tilapia aquaculture genetics
• Aquaculture feed solutions
• Commercial fish hatchery
• Pond stocking tilapia

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tilapia Fingerlings and Broodstock Sales: Primary revenue stream from sale of superior white tilapia fingerlings and broodstock. Produces 10 million tilapia annually. Customers include commercial aquaculture producers, aquaponics operations, and pond/lake managers.
2. Aquaculture Feed Sales: Revenue from exclusive aquaculture feed partnership with leading feed mills. Provides customized tilapia diets at 20-30% reduced cost through bulk purchasing. Feed costs typically account for 60-80% of aquaculture production costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aquasafra produces and sells superior white hybrid tilapia fingerlings, broodstock, and aquaculture feed from a 4-acre Florida facility, leveraging strategic hybridization (Aurea x Manzala Niloticus lines) for faster growth, enhanced pathogen resistance, and improved feed efficiency. The company pairs its proprietary genetics with an exclusive feed mill partnership to deliver a unified seed-and-feed solution that reduces producer feed costs by 20–30%. Products serve commercial aquaculture producers, aquaponics operators, and pond/lake managers across global markets.

Product overview

Aquasafra, Inc is a unified seed and feed solution provider for tilapia aquaculture. The core offering combines WHITE hybrid tilapia fingerlings and broodstock (produced through strategic hybridization at their 4-acre Florida facility, yielding 10M tilapia annually) with custom-formulated aquaculture feed partnerships with leading US feed mills. This integrated approach delivers the Aquasafra Advantage: faster growth, enhanced pathogen resistance, and feed costs 20-30% lower than alternatives. The product portfolio spans Commercial Aquaculture Solutions, Aquaponics Solutions (featuring cold-tolerant hybrid tilapia), and Pond Stocking & Lake Management Solutions, supported by technical resources including a Production Manual and Water Quality Management Guide available in English and Spanish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WHITE Hybrid Tilapia Fingerlings Superior WHITE tilapia fingerlings produced through strategic hybridization (Aurea x Manzala Niloticus), leveraging hybrid vigor for faster growth, enhanced pathogen resistance, and improved feed efficiency. Sold to commercial aquaculture producers of all sizes.
• Tilapia Broodstock High-quality tilapia broodstock maintained through an ongoing improvement program and dedicated 40,000-gallon genetic line testing growout system at the Florida facility. Supports 10 million tilapia annual production.
• Aquaculture Feed (Tilapia Diets) Customized tilapia feed formulations produced in partnership with leading US feed mills, optimized for Aquasafra's genetics and priced 20–30% lower than alternatives through bulk purchasing leverage.
• Cold-Tolerant Hybrid Tilapia Specialized hybrid tilapia line with enhanced temperature range, surviving 50°F to 98°F, designed for aquaponics operations to reduce heating costs in winter and cooling costs in summer.
• Hybrid Blue Tilapia for Pond Stocking Hybrid blue tilapia ideal for pond stocking and lake management, controlling algae blooms and aquatic plant growth as an alternative to triploid grass carp, with white/ivory coloration that prevents camouflage in trophy bass and bluegill ponds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Feed costs reduced by 20-30% compared to other options
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Skretting (Nutreco): Skretting is the world's largest aquaculture feed manufacturer and a Nutreco subsidiary, supplying feed across salmon, shrimp, and warmwater species including tilapia. It is a broader incumbent in Aquasafra's feed-partnership motion and a potential competitor as integrated feed-and-genetics models spread.
• BioMar: BioMar is a leading global aquaculture feed manufacturer with a sizable tilapia feed portfolio in Latin America and Asia. It is comparable to Aquasafra as a feed competitor and as an increasingly integrated supplier working with selective breeding programs.
• AquaBounty Technologies: AquaBounty is a publicly-traded aquaculture genetics company producing genetically engineered salmon and working on tilapia and other species. It is a broader incumbent in aquaculture genetics, sharing the long-horizon genetic-improvement play but at much larger scale and capital intensity.
• Benchmark Genetics: Benchmark Genetics is a major aquaculture genetics company supplying salmon, shrimp, and tilapia breeding stock globally. It overlaps with Aquasafra in providing selectively bred tilapia to commercial producers but operates across multiple species at materially greater scale.
• Cargill Aqua Nutrition: Cargill's Aqua Nutrition business is one of the largest global suppliers of aquaculture feed, including tilapia diets. It is a broader incumbent that competes with Aquasafra's exclusive feed partnership through scale and pricing power.

Direct peers

• Spring Genetics: Spring Genetics (an EW Group company) is a leading tilapia breeding and genetics supplier producing high-performance, disease-resistant tilapia strains for global aquaculture producers. It is the most direct competitor to Aquasafra's hybrid tilapia fingerling and broodstock business.
• Til-Aqua (Hendrix Genetics): Til-Aqua, part of Hendrix Genetics' aquaculture division, supplies YY-male tilapia and all-male fingerlings for commercial tilapia producers worldwide. It directly competes with Aquasafra in genetically improved tilapia fingerlings and broodstock for commercial aquaculture.
• GenoMar Genetics: GenoMar is a global tilapia and shrimp genetics company supplying selectively bred fingerlings to aquaculture producers in Latin America and Asia. It competes with Aquasafra in the premium hybrid tilapia genetics category and offers a similar growth-rate and disease-resistance value proposition.

Others

• Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems: Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems is a major supplier of aquaculture equipment, hatchery systems, and technical services to tilapia and aquaponics operators. It is an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor but is closely tied to the same commercial aquaculture and pond-management customer base.

Emerging players

• Superior Fresh: Superior Fresh is one of the largest US aquaponics operations, combining leafy greens with Atlantic salmon and tilapia production. It overlaps with Aquasafra's aquaponics segment and serves as a reference customer/use case for cold-tolerant hybrid tilapia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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