The aquaculture is divided in several areas, due to the characteristics of each production stage, such as:

Area number 1 - covered and acclimatized ponds for breeding.

It is composed of 7 covered and acclimatized ponds of 350 m2 each, with biological filters, where the reproducers and Israeli red matrix are kept in breeding cages.

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Area number 2 - Laboratory

Close to the breeding ponds, the farm operates a modern laboratory for the production of larvae, hormone sex-reversal and nursing to fingerling. The lab is acclimatized and has the quality and uniformity of temperature controlled all year long, 24 hours a day. That way, it guarantees high indexes of hormone sex-reversal, now superior to 97 percent. The annual production of 5 million fry of the red variety denominated SANPÈRE or GOLDEN TILAPIA is delivered anywhere in the country.

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Area number 3 - Restocking

After the hormone sex-reversal, the fry are taken to floating cages found in dams or to grow-out ponds dug in the ground, with individual water supply, biological control and rationing system. The total area of fry breeding corresponds to 25.000m2..

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Area number 4 - Raising

The farm has 100 floating cages located in running water dams controlled by biological filters and aerators for the increase of the oxygenation of water, where the red variety of fry (Sanpère and Golden Tilapia) produced in the reproduction section (area 1) are grown. The annual production of the marketable varieties is of 120 thousand adult fish of 500g, totaling about 60 tons per year.

The production of marketable fish is processed at the emporium of Paraíba do Sul (telephone numbers 55 24 2263-5773 or 55 24 2266-1077). The emporium is equipped with modern processing machinery and has acquired Federal, State and County Certification, that allows the selling of fish in the whole country. The products commercialized by the emporium are (SANPÈRE and GOLDEN TILÁPIA):

a) vacuum wrapped chilled or frozen fish filets

b) vacuum wrapped frozen baits

c) fish burgers with standard weight of 80g, frozen and vacuum wrapped in domestic and trade packages.

d) chilled or frozen cleaned fish for refined restaurants and fish markets.

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Consumer market:

Fry

The production of sex-reverted fry of the red variety (Sanpère and Golden Tilápia) is commercialized by the farm through direct delivery or air shipped to any spot in Brazil. The laboratory, the breeding and restocking sections have been reaching very high sex-reversion levels (superior to 97%). Due to the acclimatization conditions and temperature control, the production of fry is available throughout the year (winter and summer).

Grown out fish of 500g

The production is almost totally sold to restaurants, delicatessens, fish markets and hotels, through the emporium of Paraíba do Sul and always under the denomination of SANPÈRE or GOLDEN TILÁPIA.
Part of the production is sold to "Fish & Pay" farms, including the "Tambacú" fish, raised exclusively to assist the fishing clubs demand.