Aquaculture Project Budget Template
Aquaculture projects fail more often on financial modelling than on biology. This template establishes the CAPEX and OPEX framework that banks and DFIs expect for RAS, marine cages and land-based ponds.
CAPEX categories
Land / marine concession, tank or cage systems, water treatment (biofilter, drum filter, protein skimmer, UV, ozone), oxygenation, RAS process piping, feeding systems, hatchery, biosecurity, processing line, cold chain, and site infrastructure.
OPEX categories
Feed (55–65% of OPEX), fingerlings, oxygen and electricity, labour, veterinary, feed conversion losses, packaging, and outbound logistics.
Turn this framework into a bankable budget
The Industrial Project Budget & Cost Planner captures every dimension covered in this guide — procurement, logistics, engineering, contingency, financing readiness and risk — in a single dashboard, then hands off to the Enterprise RFQ Builder.
Frequently asked questions
1.1–1.3 for tilapia RAS, 1.4–1.6 for salmon, 1.7–2.0 for seabass/seabream in Mediterranean cages.