Aquaculture Projects.

Explore a selection of Fresh By Design projects across commercial aquaculture, government and research, public aquariums and zoos, and seaweed production. From specialist RAS facilities to large-scale aquatic systems, each project reflects our practical engineering expertise and experience delivering reliable, purpose-built solutions.
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Fresh By Design - NSW Department Of Primary Industries and Regional Development – Gaden Trout Hatchery
Government & Research

NSW Department Of Primary Industries – Gaden Trout Hatchery

Design and construct of four new recirculating aquaculture systems for NSW DPI's $5 million Snowy Hydro funded Gaden Trout Hatchery expansion, lifting capacity to 20 tonnes annually.

Fresh By Design - Sydney Fish Markets - Live Seafood Holding Systems
Commercial Aquaculture

Sydney Fish Markets – Live Seafood Holding Systems

Design and construct of the live crustacean and wholesale live seafood holding systems at the new Sydney Fish Market, wet-storing rock lobster, abalone, coral trout, crabs and pipis.

Government & Research

VFA – Macquarie Perch Recovery Centre, Snobs Creek

Design, supply, install and commissioning of five independent RAS at the Victorian Fisheries Authority's Macquarie Perch Recovery Centre, supporting captive breeding of endangered native fish.

Chisholm Institute Frankston Tech School educational seaweed bench and reservoir system
Seaweed

Chisholm Institute – Frankston Tech School Educational Seaweed Bench & Reservoir System

A custom educational seaweed culture and life support system for Frankston Tech School - modular FRP bench, mobile life support unit and 3,000 L seawater reservoir for hands-on aquaculture ...

Sydney Aquarium OC4 Oceanarium life support system upgrade
Public Aquariums & Zoos

Sydney Aquarium – OC4 Oceanarium LSS Upgrade

Life support system upgrade to the OC4 Oceanarium at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium - new oxygen concentrators, CD12 ozone generators, custom ozone destructor and ORP monitoring.

Taronga Zoo Sydney amphibian and reptile exhibit aquaculture system
Public Aquariums & Zoos

Taronga Zoo Sydney, Amphibian and Reptile Exhibits

17 specialised life support systems serving 42 exhibits at Taronga Zoo Sydney's new Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Centre, with MAT filtration, UV, heat exchangers and protein skimmers.

Government & Research

VFA – Macquarie Perch Recovery Centre, Snobs Creek VIC 2023

Design, install and commissioning of the Victorian Fisheries Authority's native conservation hatchery at Snobs Creek - multiple RAS, four rack systems and full intake water treatment.

Government & Research

NSW Department of Primary Industries – Gaden Trout Hatchery

Three new recirculating aquaculture systems installed at NSW DPI's Gaden Trout Hatchery near Jindabyne, breeding trout for stocking into local alpine river systems.

Public Aquariums & Zoos

Taronga Western Plains Zoo – Taronga Platypus Conservation Centre

The world's largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo - 5 refuge systems totalling 80 x 7,000 L tanks, plus research and exhibit systems.

Government & Research

Narrandera NSW, Native Fish Hatchery

Full design and construct of a native fish hatchery upgrade at Narrandera Fisheries Centre, NSW, built to restock rivers and waterways and support recreational fisheries.

Government & Research

Rockhampton State High School, Aquaculture Centre

A recirculating aquaculture system for Rockhampton State High School's new Aquaculture Centre, growing barramundi and teaching students how RAS technology works.

Public Aquariums & Zoos

Taronga Zoo Sydney, Platypus Exhibit

A packaged recirculating life support skid for the platypus pools in Taronga Zoo Sydney's Upper Australia Precinct - 8,000 litres, two turnovers an hour, commissioned June 2023.

Public Aquariums & Zoos

Taronga Zoo Sydney, Platypus Refuge

Six independent life support systems with twelve tanks, custom designed to house 12 adult platypus at Taronga Zoo Sydney with filtration, temperature control and natural-style refuge habitat.

Government & Research

Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Sciences Centre Upgrade

A suite of research aquaculture systems for Deakin University's Queenscliff Marine Sciences Centre upgrade, switchable between flow-through and recirculating operation via mobile filtration skids.

Seaweed

CH4 Global – EcoPark

Fresh By Design will deliver CH4 Global's first EcoPark at Ocean Beach near Bluff, New Zealand, for controlled, large-scale Asparagopsis production to cut enteric methane.

Government & Research

Cawthron Institute – PC2 Research Facility

Nine independent PC2 RAS systems, quarantine aquarium racks and a facility-wide temperature control loop for New Zealand's largest aquatic PC2 research facility at Cawthron Institute, Nelson.

Commercial Aquaculture

Petuna – Salmonid Feed Trial Facility

An 18-tank flow-through salmonid feed trial facility at Cressy, Tasmania, letting Petuna, BioMar and Skretting test commercial diets using Petuna's own water, fish and staff.

Public Aquariums & Zoos

Budj Bim Aquaculture Centre – Live Eel Display

A recirculating aquaculture system to hold and display live short-finned eel at the Budj Bim Aquaculture Centre, on Gunditjmara Country and one of the world's oldest aquaculture sites.

Seaweed

The University of Waikato – Macroalgae Research Facility

Two bespoke fresh and saltwater macroalgae RAS systems in greenhouses at Tauranga, growing Oedogonium and Ulva for the University of Waikato's biomass research programme. Delivered through Covid-19 lockdown.

Government & Research

Orange High School – RAS2000 Aquaponic System

An RAS2000 aquaponic system designed and installed for Orange High School, growing Rainbow Trout alongside leafy greens in a vertical green wall as a hands-on student learning facility.

Commercial Aquaculture

Tassal – Smolt Challenge System

Two smolt challenge systems built and tested in the FBD workshop then installed at Tassal's Ranelagh site, letting each salmon group be tested for saltwater readiness.

Government & Research

NSW DPI – Research Rack Systems

A temperature-controlled research tank room for NSW DPI Fisheries at Narrandera, with 36 individual 80 L glass tanks across five racks, each with its own filtration and aeration.

Commercial Aquaculture

Tasmanian Salmon Selective Breeding Facility

A four-system egg incubation and RAS first-feeding facility for the Tasmanian Salmon Selective Breeding Program at Wayatinah, holding 240 paired spawning groups and on-growing 200,000 fry.

Cawthron Institute Finfish Research Centre, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Government & Research

Cawthron Institute Finfish Research Centre

One of the world's largest purpose-built Chinook Salmon research facilities: six freshwater or seawater RAS systems for feed trial and physiology work at Cawthron Institute, Nelson.

Seafarms – Prawn Broodstock Maturation System, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

Seafarms – Prawn Broodstock Maturation System

A 16-tank prawn broodstock maturation system at Seafarms' Innisfail hatchery, built with James Cook University to advance prawn domestication and cut reliance on wild caught stock.

King Reef Seafoods Barramundi Nursery RAS, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

King Reef Seafoods – Barramundi Nursery RAS

A disused nursery at Cowley rebuilt as a barramundi fry on-growing RAS for King Reef Seafoods, with per-tank dissolved oxygen monitoring on OxyGuard Pacific.

Huon Aquaculture Millybrook, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

Huon Aquaculture – Water Intake Filtration and Oxygen Injection

Design, supply and installation of upgraded water intake filtration, oxygen injection and pipework for Huon Aquaculture's Millybrook flow-through salmon farm in southern Tasmania.

Cray8 Fisheries Lobster Holding Facility, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

Cray8 Fisheries – Lobster Holding Facility

Design and equipment supply for an upgraded lobster purging and live holding system at Cray8 Fisheries in Te Anau, New Zealand, feeding live export to Asia.

Tassal Salmon Egg Incubation RAS, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

Tassal – Salmon Egg Incubation RAS

Atlantic Salmon egg incubation RAS designed, supplied, installed and commissioned for Tassal's Rookwood Road Hatchery, retrofitted into the existing building footprint and Comphatch layout.

Tasmanian Eel Exporters, Aquaculture Projects, Fresh by Design
Commercial Aquaculture

Tasmanian Eel Exporters – Eel Grow Out RAS

A 20-tank, 180,000 L recirculating grow-out system for wild-caught eels at Bagdad, Tasmania, sized to a 525 kg/day peak feed load with UV, ozone, drum and bead filtration.

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