CAGE CULTURE PRESENTATION

Dr. EDWARD DANISH M.Sc., Ph.D.

Aquaculture and Food safety Expert
+91 98410 72640
edanish@yahoo.com

2016
Blow Moulded HDPE Pontoons
Pontoon Size
50 cm width
50 cm length
40 cm depth
Wall thickness of the pontoon is 9mm top and other
sides is 6 mm

Inter locking pontoons

Our Blow Moulding Factory for Pontoons
Candidate
Species

Tilapia Catfish Carps

The most common breed of tilapia
farmed around the world is the Nile
Tilapia/Nile Perch, which accounts
for roughly 75 per cent of farmed
Tilapia.
Tilapia is a popular fish for
aquaculture as it is very versatile
and is tolerant of a variety of
aquaculture environments; it can
be farmed in brackish or salt water
and also in pond or cage systems.
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or N
ematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-
finned fish. Named for their
prominent barbels, which resemble
a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and
behavior from the three largest species,
the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia,
the wels catfish of Eurasia and
the Piraba of South America, .
There are armour-plated types and there are
also naked types, neither having scales.
Despite their name, not all catfish have
prominent barbel. Members of the
Siluriformes order are defined by features of
the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of
considerable commercial importance; many of
the larger species are farmed or fished for
food.
The common carp or European
carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a
widespread
freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in
lakes and large rivers in
Europe and Asia. .
The wild populations are considered
vulnerable to extinction, but the
species has also been domesticated
and introduced into environments
worldwide, and is often considered a
destructive invasive species, being
included in the List of the world's 100
worst invasive species

As an omnivorous animal, tilapia

will eat diets composed of both
animal and vegetable origin as well
as algae/plankton. Tilapia will cope
with a relatively low feed quality,
making them a suitable species for
feed of a lower nutritional value
than might be neccessary for some
other aquaculture species
Many of the smaller species, particularly the
genus Corydoras, are important in
the aquarium hobby. Many catfish It gives its name to
are nocturnal,[3][4] but others the carp family Cyprinidae. The
(many Auchenipteridae) species is listed as Vulnerable
are crepuscular or diurnal (most Loricariidae o
rCallichthyidae for example).
Cage Design &
Installation
Diagrammatic representation of Cage Culture Unit

Walkway one meter made of two

pontoons
Each cage size will be 8x4 meter
Depth of the cage will be 4 meter
and will be covered with double
layered net as per the
requirement of species.
The cage will be anchored with
concrete blocks.
A group of 10 cages is called a
Battery with the requisite
infrastructure- like feed shed
preferable in the middle of the
battery along with watch and
ward. This can be set up with
about 1000 pontoons.
Cage Technical Specification
Cage Grow Out
Shape : Rectangular
Size (L&W): 8 m X 4 m
Depth : 4 m
Bottom : Closed Flat
Twine Size : 18 ply (knotless)
Eye Size : 15 mm
Material : Nylon
Material Specs : 210D Nylon
Knotless Net
Cage Fingerlings
Net
Shape : Rectangular.
Size : 8m x 4 m
Depth : 4 m
Bottom : Closed Flat
Twine Size : 18 ply
(Knotless)
Eye Size : 5 10 mm
Material : Nylon
Material Specification : 210
D Nylon Knotless Net
 BANK-SHORE

Walk way

m
6
8m

4-6m

Depth 4 m
Depth below the cage min 8 m
Cages in a Reservoir

1 Cage = 8*6*4 Mtrs

10 Cages = 1 Battery
10 Batteries = 100 Cages
Cage installation our farm reservoir
Cage installation
Why GIFT Tilapia for cage
culture
Fast growing
High demand in local market
Prefer all kind of supplementary feeds
Can be profitably cultured in Cages & ponds
Can be cultured at high stocking densities
High disease resistance ability
Can be cultured in saline water (salinity 12 15
ppt)
Three crops are possible in perennial ponds
Growing export potential due to the easiness to
fillet the fish
Stocking Density & Cage Movement
Recommended stocking
rates for cages.
Cage Size Stocking Rates
4 x 4 feet
(round) 250 - 400
4 x 4 x 4 feet 320 - 500
8x4x4
feet 640 - 1,000
8 x 8 x 4 feet 1,280 - 2,000
6 x 12 x 4
feet 1,500 - 2,300
 Feed Chart & Conversion Ratio
Table 2.
The diet should Table 1.
Recommended daily feeding
be nutritionally Expected average final weights
rates, expressed as percentage
complete, for different culture periods and
of body wt, for tilapia of different
initial weights of tilapia
containing sizes
vitamins and
minerals. Length of
growing Expected Avg final wt Fish wt Feeding Fish wt Feeding
Commercial
season (g) (gm) rate (%) (g) rate (%)
pellet diets for (wks)
tilapia, catfish,
or trout are 30 g 60 g 100 g 1 11 30 3.6
best. Protein
content should 12 200 270 350 2 9 60 3
be 32 to 36 16 250 340 440 5 6.5 100 2.5
percent for 1-to
25-gram tilapia 20 310 410 520 10 5.2 175 2.5
and 28 to 32 24 370 480 600 15 4.6 300 2.1
percent for
larger fish 28 420 550 690 20 4.2 400+ 1.5
Harvesting
Time Scale 2 cycle Production
Annual Incremental Cage Projection
1600 7000
No of Production(To
Years Cages ns)
1400
6000
2016 100 400
1200
2017 300 1200 5000

1000
2018 700 2800 4000

2019 1000 4000 800

3000
2020 1250 5000 600

2021 1500 6000 2000

400

2022 1500 6000

1000
200
2023 1500 6000
0 0
2024 1500 6000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

No of Cages Production(Tons)
2025 1500 6000
Cage Culture Financial Planning

Considering Gift Tilapia as

dominant species
Assumptions100 Cages
Tilapia

Variables Unit Value

Length of production month 6 time from fingerling to harvest
Number of fish stockings in a number of times you wish to harvest/stock in a
year #/yr 1.50 year
Number of cages stocked per number of cages you wish to harvest/stock at one
cycle cages/cycle 100 time
Total number of cages needed cages 150
Water surface acreage
needed acres 78.8 Based on max fish production of 4K kg/cage/year
Cage Shape Rectangular choose the cage size from the drop down menu
Cage Dimensions
Diameter 0
Length 6
Width 4
Height 4
volume is calculated allowing a foot above water
Individual Cage Volume Gal 72,000 surface
stocking rate is calculated as a lb fish at market
Stocking density/cage /cage 4,000 per gallon of water
Gross Revenue
Write down
stocking
months May June July August Sept

Gross
Receipts: INR/unit quantity / cycle INR/cycle INR/year
INR INR
Fish sale INR/KG 80.00 210,000.00 16,800,000.00 INR 25,200,000.00
Miscellaneous INR -
Receipts INR/KG INR -
Total INR INR
Receipts 16,800,000.00 25,200,000.00
Variable Cost
quantity / % of total
Variable Inputs: INR/unit cycle INR/cycle INR/year INR/kg/yr cost
INR INR INR INR
Fingerlings INR 3.00 400,000 1,200,000.00 1,800,000.00 5.71 6.71%
INR INR INR INR
Feed INR/Kg 35.00 242,400 8,484,000.00 12,726,000.00 40.40 47.44%
INR INR INR INR
Chemicals INR/cage - 0 - - - 0.00%
Electricity cost for INR INR INR INR
Aeration INR/kwh 10.00 4,320 43,200.00 64,800.00 0.21 0.24%
INR INR INR INR
Hired Labor - Day INR/day 500.00 1,800 900,000.00 1,350,000.00 4.29 5.03%
INR INR INR INR
Harvesting INR/Kg 1.00 210,000 210,000.00 315,000.00 1.00 1.17%
Transportation Costs of INR INR INR INR
Fingerlings INR/fish 1.50 400,000 600,000.00 900,000.00 2.86 3.36%
Transportation Costs to INR INR INR INR
Market INR/Kg 1.00 210,000 210,000.00 315,000.00 1.00 1.17%
INR INR INR INR
Cage Rental INR/cage 500.00 100 50,000.00 75,000.00 0.24 0.28%
INR INR INR INR
Others INR - 0 - - - 0.00%
INR INR INR
Total Variable Cost 11,697,200.00 17,545,800.00 55.70 65.41%
Overhead Expenses
quantity/cycl % of total
Overhead Costs INR/unit e INR/cycle INR/year INR/lb/yr cost

Repair and INR INR

Maintenance INR/Kg 0.20 210,000 42,000.00 INR 63,000.00 INR 0.20 0.2%

Water acres rental INR/acre INR - 79 INR - INR - INR - 0.0%

INR INR
Insurance INR/yr 1,000.00 100 100,000.00 INR 150,000.00 INR 0.48 0.6%
Adminstration/Man
agement - legal INR INR
INR .05 NA
fees, professional 584,860.00 877,290.00
services, etc. % of TVC INR 2.79 3.3%
Diesel Cost INR NA 0.0%

NA
Other 2 INR INR - 0.0%

Total Overhead INR INR

Costs 726,860.00 1,090,290.00 INR 3.46 4.06%
Capital A/c Computation Year Beginning
% of
Yrs of Salvage total
Capital Costs Unit Cost Number Total cost use value Cost/year Cost/cycle cost
INR INR INR INR INR
Feeders unit - 100 INR - INR 5 - - - 0.0%
INR INR INR INR
Storage Shed unit 100,000 INR 1 INR 100,000 INR 10 10,000 9,000 6,000 0.0%
INR INR INR
Electrical aerator unit INR 60,000 INR 5 INR 300,000 INR 5 30,000 54,000 36,000 0.2%
Emergency INR INR INR INR
Generator unit 100,000 INR 2 INR 200,000 INR 10 20,000 18,000 12,000 0.1%
INR INR INR
Transport tank unit INR - INR 1 INR - INR 10 - - - 0.0%
INR INR INR
Mower unit INR - INR 1 INR - INR 7 - - - 0.0%
Misc (waders, scale, INR INR INR INR
test equp) unit 50,000 INR 1 INR 50,000 INR 5 5,000 9,000 6,000 0.0%
INR INR INR INR INR
Cages unit 280,000 100 INR 8,000,000 INR 15 2,800,000 1,680,000 1,120,000 6.3%
INR INR INR INR
Dock/Boat unit 250,000 INR 2 INR 500,000 INR 15 50,000 30,000 20,000 0.1%
INR INR INR INR INR
Other 1 unit - INR - 1 - - - 0.0%
INR INR INR INR INR
Other 2 unit - INR - 1 - - - 0.0%
INR INR INR
Total Capital Costs 29,150,000 1,800,000 1,200,000 7%
Loan Payment
Loan Interest % of total
Information Years Rate Loan Balance Cost/year Cost/cycle cost
INR INR INR
Loan 1 7 12.00% 29,150,000 6,387,282 4,258,188 24%
INR INR
Loan 2 0 0.00% - - 0%
INR INR INR
Loan 3 0 0.00% - - - 0%
INR INR INR
Loan 4 0 0.00% - - - 0%
Total Loan INR INR INR
Costs 29,150,000 6,387,282 4,258,188 24%
Summary
Summary Value/cycle Value/year Value/cage % of total cost
Total Receipts INR INR 16,800,000.00 INR 25,200,000.00 INR 168,000.00

Total Variable
Costs INR INR 11,697,200.00 INR 17,545,800.00 INR 116,972.00 84%
Total Overhead
Costs INR INR 726,860.00 INR 1,090,290.00 INR 7,268.60 5%
Average
Interest Paid INR INR 510,982.56 INR 510,982.56 INR 5,109.83 2%
Depreciation INR INR 1,200,000.00 INR 1,800,000.00 INR 12,000.00 9%
Total Cost INR INR 14,135,042.56 INR 20,947,072.56 INR 141,350.43 100%

Net Revenue
above
Variable/Overh
ead Costs INR INR 4,375,940.00 INR 6,563,910.00 INR 43,759.40
Net Revenue
above Total
Costs INR INR 2,664,957.44 INR 4,252,927.44 INR 26,649.57

Breakeven
Price with
variable / INR
overhead cost /kg 59.16
Breakeven
Price with total INR
cost /kg Operating
Net Cost / 66.50
Kg Rs.67/-

Net Profit / Cage 26,650

Action Plan
Objective & Target
Rajasthans current fish production stands at 40,000MT and going
forward Govt. of Rajasthan has taken a target of incremental fish
production of 30,000MT by cage culture. We would like to
significantly contribution to help achieve the same.

We propose to take 6000 tons of production as our target

till 2021
Action plan
In order to achieve the above set objectives a new organization with adequate manpower
will be established.
To which Geekay Hatcheries will serve as principle financier & technical support company.
Neeva Aero Solution will provide complete hardware and support installation &
commissioning.
A 100 cage pilot project to be set up with a clear objective of becoming the largest cage
culture producing company in Rajasthan.
Operate on staggered cage stocking.
Focus on low feed conversion ratio.
Follow best management practices.
Regular fingerlings purchase for continuity of harvest.
Design & maintain proper storage of feed, free of pest & moisture.
Practice proper sanitation of cages & nets before stocking
Ensure proper follow-up to guidelines and environment protect
Our Marketing Strategy

Higher
Volume
&
Higher
Profitabil
ity
Thank You

Dr. Edward Danish M.Sc., Ph.D.