Revolutionizing shrimp genetics and alternative feeds to save our wild fish stocks

A leading supplier of genetics and early-stage nutrition to the shrimp hatchery market, with a historical focus on Asia. Two main business units: a shrimp genetic business selling broodstock, nauplii, and post-Larvae (PL), and a nutrition business producing and selling micro-encapsulated feeds.

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SyAqua is a Singapore-based company providing solutions to the wider shrimp aquaculture industry.

The two main business units consist of a shrimp genetic business selling broodstock, nauplii and post-Larvae (PL), and an animal nutrition business producing and selling micro-encapsulated feeds to the hatchery market. With more than 20 years’ experience in these markets and operations throughout Asia and the US, SyAqua have emerged as one of the leaders in this space, with products consistently delivering some of the most competitive results in the industry.

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The company has an advanced P. Vannamei (Whiteleg Shrimp) breeding programme, defined by over 16 generations of shrimp genetics

This programme has yielded genetic improvement in key performance traits of 10% YoY

60% of hatcheries in China are SyAqua customers

The company is third in market position in genetics provision to the SEA market

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