TNC Partners, or its members, were or are involved the following projects related to the development and
operation of Aquaculture sites.
Aquaculture where fish meets food safety
- Canada, United Kingdom
Providing European and International experience to project to define organic standards
for aquaculture products in Canada
- Thailand, United Kingdom
Advice on fish welfare issues and networking for commercial partners in development of
new aquaculture technologies providing alternative uses of rural agricultural land
- Ghana
Development of new business plan for existing tilapia producer to enable expansion and take-over by large
international producer and marketing organisation, including development of business plan,
development of finance with institutional partners, review of legal requirements for foreign direct
investment, new corporate structure, assessment of additional components, marketing and product development
- West Africa (Mauratania along the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of Guinea Coast to Cameroon)
Project leader for a SWAC/OECD study on the development, opportunities, and constraints for
of market-led development of shrimp farming and fisheries in West Africa and for the
promotion foreign direct investment, including shrimp technology, environmental issues, social and
cultural aspects, foreign direct investment promotion, and marketing of shrimp; back office support
by TNC Partners
- Germany, Australia
Pre-feasibility study for development of barramundi production in re-circulation systems
and discussion with banks and owners to implement the production in an existing re-circulation system
- Egypt
Technical assistance to multi-disciplined aquaculture and fishery product development team; project
has marine hatchery, on-growing, export development for Egyptian clients; provision of marketing data
and traceability requirements for Egyptian clients
- Angola
Technical analysis of sites for assessment and development of feasibility study, including site survey and
water quality assessment, development of project descriptors and feasibility study for main project incorporation;
preparation of initial market study for shrimp products worldwide to establish product form, product
demand and price ranges for business plan for project; investigate the potential for organic shrimp
production with respect to European and US markets, analysis of standards required to meet organic certification
- Ireland
Development of training manual for students and other interested parties on all aspects of
strategic marketing of fishery products
- Germany, Austria
As part of European Union study into the marketing of sea bass and sea bream products throughout Europe,
coordinated by Stirling University, analysis of existing market and assessment of market
for potential development
- Turkmenistan
Accompaniment of tender procedure for development of sturgeon hatchery and farm complex (tender won
in competition with the Ministry of Fisheries)
- Hungary, Poland, France, United Kingdom, Norway
Development, implementation and management of fish welfare research programme for a
ETHIQUAL, a project within Seafood Plus
- Germany
Development of a business and technological management plan for sturgeon and caviar production, including
the development of a caviar processing plant and supervision of the construction and build-up, with HACCP
design of fish processing plant , IfS certification
- Italy (FAO)
Research and collation of data for the writing and publication of a FAO technical paper on wild-caught
farming (collection of juveniles from natural stocks for on-growing in aquaculture): worldwide
industry trends, focus on four main species groups; assessment of the benefits and risks of this type
of aquaculture practice
- India
Assessment of aquaculture potential in project area in Maharashtra
- Dominican Republic
Feasibility study for the development and implementation of a 1,200 tonne shrimp farm, including
overall design and preparation of the business plan, financial analysis, biological modelling and
commercial issues for the project; assessment of and contact with markets for the project;
assessment and advice on legislation and government incentives that will affect the project
- Greece
Consulting on potential claims from fish farmers resulting from an oil spill from a grounded tanker,
including initial assessment of oil impact, potential long-term impacts for fish farms and environment,
assessment of potential losses of revenues, testing fish affected for marketability (taste, analysis for
presence of hydro-carbons)
- United Kingdom
Development of short course in feed management, development of on-line materials for ongoing training,
delivery of core sections of course (also development of dedicated feed management plans for various producers,
customised to their situation)
- Canada
Seminars on feed management and control of maturation in salmon culture
- Greece
Review of proposed processing facility design and construction for sea bass and sea bream
producer and advice on HACCP issues that will be needed in the new facility
- Germany, United Kingdom
Development of financial business plan for the commercialisation of
a bio-tech product for the continuous production of micro-algae used in the
aquaculture industry.
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past projects that TNC Partners was in charge of
or involved in.