Self and via Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc.

What Self and via Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc. does

Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc. is a Hawthorne, California-based aquaculture feed and equipment supplier founded in 1977, specializing in biological and formulated feeds for commercial shrimp production. The company's product portfolio centers on its BIO-MARINE® brand Artemia cysts — sourced from Great Salt Lake brine shrimp with a guaranteed 90% minimum hatch rate — alongside the Algamac DHA algae-based enrichment series (Algamac-3050, Liquid Red Algamac-DHA30, AlgaMac Protein Plus, Red AlgaMac, AlgaMac Enrich, Liquid Algamac DHA10), the TopStar larval feed line for Litopenaeus vannamei, and specialty diets including Artemac larval feed, Economac, MadMac-MS maturation stimulator, Spirulina, and AstaRose. Aquafauna also distributes aquaculture capital equipment — most notably as an authorized reseller of Fuji Electric regenerative blowers (1/10 HP to 20 HP), aeration systems, filtration, heating, laboratory instruments, and water quality testing equipment — positioning itself as a single-source supplier for hatchery, grow-out, and laboratory needs.

The company operates a hybrid distribution model: feeds and diets move through a network of authorized distributors in 13+ countries spanning Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan), Latin America (Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico), the Middle East (Israel, Turkey), and Europe, while remaining geographies are supplied directly from Hawthorne via phone and online ordering. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales — both proprietary manufactured feeds and equipment resale — with quote-based pricing negotiated through local distributors. The company holds GlobalHACCP certification supporting food safety credibility with shrimp producers.

Aquafauna is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity. With a firmographic headcount of 1-10 employees and a 40+ year operating history, the company presents as a small, owner-operated specialty supplier rather than a venture-backed growth-stage business. There are no disclosed management team bios, executive leadership hires, or restructuring events in the source data.

Name

Self and via Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc.

Legal name

Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc.

Website

https://aquafauna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aquafauna Bio-Marine is a Hawthorne, California-based aquaculture feed and equipment supplier founded in 1977, serving commercial shrimp hatcheries and grow-out facilities globally with proprietary Artemia cysts, DHA algae enrichment diets, formulated larval feeds, and aquaculture equipment via a 13+ country distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Feed & Equipment

NAICS

Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Feed & Hatchery Inputs Production (Artemia, Rotifers, Copepods, Microalgae Cultures) (AFAEAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Shrimp & Prawn Feed (AFADADAB)

Keywords

• Aquaculture feed supplies
• Artemia cysts
• DHA enrichment products
• Shrimp larval nutrition
• Hatchery equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawthorne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aquaculture Feed Products: Sale of specialized aquaculture feeds including Artemia cysts, formulated larval feeds, specialty diets, and enrichment products. Distributed through network of international distributors and directly from headquarters.
2. Aquaculture Equipment: Sale of equipment including Fuji blowers, aeration systems, filtration, heating, laboratory equipment, meters, microscopes, piping, pumps, refractometers, and water quality testing equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aquafauna Bio-Marine designs, produces and distributes a full line of biological, formulated feeds and specialty diets for the aquaculture industry, anchored by its BIO-MARINE® brand high-grade Great Salt Lake brine shrimp Artemia cysts with a guaranteed 90% hatch rate, the Algamac® DHA algae enrichment series for rotifers and Artemia, and larval/maturation feeds such as Artemac, Economac, MadMac-MS, Bio-Marine and TopStar lines. The company also supplies hatchery, grow-out and laboratory equipment (including authorized distribution of Fuji regenerative blowers) and ships globally through authorized distributors and direct from its Hawthorne, California headquarters.

Product overview

Aquafauna Bio-Marine, Inc. is an aquaculture feed and equipment supplier established in 1977, specializing in high-grade Great Salt Lake brine shrimp Artemia and formulated biological feeds. The product portfolio consists of: (1) Artemia cysts under the BIO-MARINE® brand with 90% hatch rate; (2) The Algamac series including AlgaMac 3050, Liquid Red Algamac-DHA30, AlgaMac Protein Plus, Red AlgaMac, AlgaMac Enrich, and Liquid Algamac DHA10 for DHA enrichment; (3) Specialty Diets including Artemac, AstaRose, Economac, MadMac-MS, and Spirulina; (4) Bio-Marine Feeds product line including Bio-Marine, Bio-Marine Premium Black, Bio-Marine Special Black, and Bio-Marine Micro-Mac; (5) TopStar Feeds including TopStar Black Flake, TopStar Hi-Krill, and TopStar Larval; (6) Equipment category with aeration, filtration, heating, laboratory equipment, meters, microscopes, pumps, and water quality systems; and (7) Fuji Blowers as an authorized distributor of Fuji Electric blowers ranging from 1/10 HP to 20 HP. All feeds and diets are distributed through a network of representatives in China, Ecuador, Europe, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey, with other regions supplied directly from headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIO-MARINE: World-renowned high-quality Artemia Cysts brand with 90% minimum hatch rate, processed and packed under strict quality control.
• Algamac Series
• Artemac
• TopStar Feeds
• MadMac-MS
• Spirulina
• Econ-o-Mac

Products and services

• BIO-MARINE Artemia Cysts High-grade Great Salt Lake brine shrimp Artemia cysts with guaranteed 90% minimum hatch rate, processed, packed and quality tested under strict control with vacuum packaging and oxygen absorbers to preserve freshness and hatch quality. Essential nutrition for shrimp larvae and aquatic organisms.
• AlgaMac 3050

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% minimum hatch rate guaranteed for BIO-MARINE brand Artemia cysts
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fuji ElectriccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAquafauna Bio-Marine is an Authorized Distributor of Fuji Electric Products including regenerative blowers, inlet filters, silencers, and accessories. Fuji blowers are used in aquaculture applications requiring high-performance aeration including wastewater treatment and aquaculture operations. Products include models ranging from 1/10 HP to 20 HP with various flow rates and pressure capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zeigler Bros: Zeigler Bros is a specialty aquaculture feed manufacturer producing larval and grower diets for shrimp and finfish. It overlaps with Aquafauna's TopStar, Bio-Marine Micro-Mac, and Economac product lines in the commercial hatchery feed segment.
• INVE Aquaculture (Benchmark Holdings): INVE Aquaculture is a leading global supplier of Artemia, enrichment diets, and hatchery nutrition products. It is the most direct competitor to Aquafauna's core BIO-MARINE Artemia and Algamac product lines, competing for the same commercial hatchery customers worldwide.
• ZM Aquaculture Nutrition: ZM Aquaculture Nutrition is a US-based supplier of Artemia cysts and hatchery nutrition products. It is a direct competitor in the same niche of high-quality live feed and larval diet supply for shrimp and marine aquaculture.
• Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative: The Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative harvests and processes Artemia cysts from the same Great Salt Lake source as Aquafauna, making it a direct competitor for Artemia-based live feed customers in the hatchery supply chain.

Broad incumbents

• Skretting (Nutreco): Skretting is one of the world's largest aquaculture feed manufacturers, offering a full portfolio including larval and shrimp feeds. It competes broadly with Aquafauna in shrimp nutrition but at much larger scale across multiple species.
• Charoen Pokphand Foods: CPF is one of the world's largest aquaculture producers and feed manufacturers, with significant shrimp operations. It is a vertically integrated broad incumbent that overlaps with Aquafauna's customer base in shrimp and competes in aquaculture nutrition.
• BioMar: BioMar is a major global aquaculture feed manufacturer serving shrimp and finfish producers. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Aquafauna in shrimp nutrition while operating at significantly larger scale and across additional species.
• Ridley Corporation: Ridley Corporation is an Australian-listed animal and aquaculture feed producer. It operates as a broad incumbent in the aquaculture feed space with both feed and supplement offerings, comparable in customer base though much larger in scale.
• Alltech Coppens: Alltech Coppens is an aquaculture feed specialist serving multiple species globally. It competes with Aquafauna in the broader aquaculture nutrition market with a wider species portfolio and corporate backing from Alltech.
• Cargill Aqua Nutrition: Cargill Aqua Nutrition is a global aquaculture feed producer, including shrimp feeds. It is a broad incumbent in the same end market, with vastly greater scale, R&D, and distribution reach compared to Aquafauna.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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