INRA - 1986-1988

Saint Pée sur Nivelle - France.

Fishfarm manager. KERGUELEN Islands, T.A.A.F (French Southern and Antarctic Territories).

Sea Ranching project for Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) production.

Smolt production in cage.

P2M - 1990-1992

Monaco.

Production Manager Assistant.

In charge of sea bass and sea bream ongrowing in cage for an Offshore pilot project.

Staff training (merchant navy divers and seamen).

P2M - 1991

Monaco.

Management (from installation to production) of a 3 offshore cages pilot project. Cages were moored 2 miles offshore at 100m depht.

P2M Ltd- 1992-1993

Malta.

Production Manager.

Cage production of 550 tons per year of sea bass and sea bream. Sea site and packing plant management.

Training of packing plant staff.

ACQUA AZZURRA- 1995-1998

Sicily - Italy.

Production manager.

Production in cages of sea bass and sea bream, 470 tons per year. Production in raceway of sea bass and sea bream, 230 tons per year . Management of the offshore and land sites, and packing plant.

FMP - 1998-2001

Corsica - France.

Production Manager.

Production of sea bass and sea bream in cages. Sea site and packing plant management.

The experiences that have marked my professional background in fish farming.

INRA - FRANCE,(September 1986 to July 1988)

Experimental fish farm on KERGUELEN Islands, T.A.A.F. (French Southern and Antarctic Territories). “Sea ranching” production of Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

I have been managing for 15 months an experimental fish farm on Kerguelen Island under the direction of INRA (the french National Institute for Agricultural Research). This farm, located in the south of Indian Ocean, was probably the more remote fish farm in the world (50° South, 70° East). I insured the production of smolts, and was responsible for logistics coordination of the project. I also participated in the assessment of salmon populations in the rivers of the island. Finally I attended to the first returns of salmons, which allowed me carry out the first artificial fertilisation on site.

CULMAREX GROUP - 2004-2009

Águilas - Spain.

Group production manager.

Production in cages of sea bass and sea bream, 7,250 tons per year. Management of 8 concessions (most of them in offshore conditions), a nets maintenance station (300 units) and a general maintenance workshop.

190 employees.

Turnover 2008 : 27 M€. Projection 2009 : 40 M€.

The group's expansion:

• Technical due diligence of 9 fishfarms.
• Integration of 3 acquired fishfarms.
• Installation of 2 new fishfarms.
• Extension of 2 existing fishfarms.
• Recruitement, supervision and coordination of a team in charge of technical support to production sites of the group (animal health, planification, feeding and moorings, nets and boats maintenance).
• Standardization of production processes and training of new teams.
  
• Implementation of quality standards for the group.

CULMAREX GROUP- 2007

Águilas - Spain.

Responsible for the installation of 7 cages and their mooring system.

• 4 cages of 25 m diameter. Almeria.
• 3 cages of 28 m diameter. Guardamar.

CULMAREX GROUP- 2008

Águilas - Spain.

Responsible for the installation of 21 cages and their mooring system.

• 6 cages of 25 m diameter. Malaga.
• 6 cages of 25 m diameter. Almeria.
• 9 cages of 28 m diameter. Guardamar.

CULMAREX GROUP- 2009

Águilas - Spain.

Responsible for the installation of 5 cages and their mooring system.

• 2 cages of 25 m diameter. Almeria.
• 3 cages of 32 m diameter. San Pedro del Pinatar.

TINAMENOR GROUP - 2010-2011

Gran Canaria - Spain

Group Chief Operating Officer for Canary Islands.

Production in cages  of sea bass and sea bream, 2,800 tons per year. Management of 2 concessions and a packing plant. 55 employees.

Significant achievements:

1- Risk assessment of the group's grow-out activity (production facilities, environment, production strategy, animal health, staff security, theft or vandalism, legal aspects).

• Propositions of solutions.
• Preparation of an action plan.
• Implementation of the selected solutions

2- Setting up of a tool for the evaluation of the production strategy with the aim of increasing margin and productivity per cage. The developped tool allowed comparing distinct production scenarios.

IDEE - 2012

Montpellier - France.

Member of the expert group led by IDEE to carry out the "techno-economic feasibility study for an industrial fishfarm project in Mayotte - Capacity of 800T of red drum (Scianops ocellata) and 4000T of cobia (Rachycentron canadum)  per year". MAYOTTE AQUACULTURE - Mayotte - France.

The work of SINAPS Consult focussed on:

• Contribution to the sea site selection.
• Pre-sizing of the production tools.
  
• Design of the seasite facilities.
• Definition of equipment requirements for both the seasite and landbase.
• Evaluation of needed investments.
• Detailed evaluation of staff requirement.

AGROPARISTECH - 2013

Paris - France.

Participation in the teatching unit for second year of the engineering course of AgroParisTech:

"Sea products sector: from production to world markets".

SINAPS Consult is particularly involved in:

• Fish farming in cages worldwide and his evolution.
• Offshore technology.
• Parameterization of production costs.
• Economic analysis of 2 production strategies.

LES POISSONS DU SOLEIL - 2013

Balaruc les Bains - France.

Technical evaluation of the deployment of a cage fishfarm. Production target of 1000 Tons of sea bass and sea bream per year. Province of Ain Temouchent – Algeria.

• Pre-survey of sea site.
• Rearing scenario and production plan.
  
• Definition of equipment requirements for both the seasite and landbase.
  
• Detailed evaluation of staff requirement.
• Detailed evaluation of needed investments.

AGROPARISTECH - 2014

Paris - France.

Participation in the teatching unit for the second year of the engineering course of AgroParisTech:

"Sea products sector: from production to world markets".

SINAPS Consult is particularly involved in:

• Fish farming in cages worldwide and his evolution.
• Offshore technology.
• Sea bass and sea bream markets and trade flows.
• Parameterization of production costs.
• Economic analysis of 2 production strategies.
  

AQUALHO - 2014

Bay of Al-Hoceima – Marocco.

Technical assessment of fishfarm's implantation with production target of 1500T of sea bass and sea bream per year:

• Pre-assessment of the seasite.
• Preparation of the rearing scenario and production plan.
• Definition of the production strategy.
• Pre-sizing of the production tools.
• Definition of equipment requirements for the selected seasite.
• Detailed evaluation of the needed investments.

GOLDEN GROUP - 2014

Tourcoing - France.

Advice to fish cages project holders. Qeshm – Iran.

Pre-selection of relevant production sites

Draft project for 3 fish farms (75T pilot fish farm, 325T and 1100T commercial fish farm)

• Elaboration of production scenarios
• Proposal of production plans
• Staff requirement and delivery of organisation charts
• Evaluation of the minimal compulsory equipment

Quantitative and qualitative description of materials and equipments needed for the organization of local supply.

AGROPARISTECH - 2016

Paris - France.

Participation in the teatching unit for the second year of the engineering course of AgroParisTech:

"Sea products sector: from production to world markets".

SINAPS Consult is particularly involved in:

• Fish farming in cages worldwide and his evolution.
• Offshore technology.
• Sea bass and sea bream markets and trade flows.
• Parameterization of production costs.
• Economic analysis of 2 production strategies.

LES POISSONS DU SOLEIL - 2016

Balaruc – France.

Study concerning the selection of fish farm sites along the French Mediterranean coastline. This study is based on: risk of storm, potential growth performance and suitable bathymetry.

Comparison of the economical impact of the relative growth between the selected site and the competing sites.

Proposals preparation for different configurations of a fish farm with a production capacity of 2000T per year. Comparison of the needed area for various bathymetries.