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.

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.

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.

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.

MARTEC MARICULTURE - 2014

Quepos – Costa Rica.

Technical expertise of a spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) fishfarm and evaluation of husbandry practices.

Recommendations and propositions:

• Recommendations regarding the development of the company.
• Propositions of measures willing at improving the production.
  
• Assessment of distinct strategies for the control of sex maturation.
  
• Proposition of alternative feeding strategies.
• Improvement of dispersion control.
  

CULTIMAR - 2014

Ré island - France.

Strategic analysis and development proposal for a pre-fattening oyster farm:

• SWOT analysis.
• 5 development alternatives analysis (level of risk, ergonomics and investments).
• Analysis of the activity and improvement proposal.

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.

AGROPARISTECH - 2017

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.

MARTEC MARICULTURE - 2018

Quepos – Costa Rica.

Comprehensive assessment of a spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) cage fish farm. Grow-out operation.

• Rearing performance.
• Facilities and means of production.
  
• Human resources and work organisation.
  
• Risk assessment.
• Development strategy.

Proposals of solutions, improvements and production strategy.