Food for Thought

Closed containment systems an answer to rising eco threats & Singapore’s “30 by 30” goal

With support from the Agriculture Productivity Fund, offshore aquaculturists adopt innovative closed containment systems to grow more fish, and more sustainably, than traditional coastal farms.

10 Dec 2019

Our Local Farmers Series: Sky Wee, Rong-Yao Fisheries

Sky Wee, project engineer at Rong-Yao Fisheries, combines his background in engineering with his interest in fish farming, proudly proclaiming that if farms are going high-tech to increase production, engineers are the guys to hire.

10 May 2019

Our Local Farmers Series: Ian Chen, Barramundi Asia

Ian Chen, a 31-year-old management trainee at Barramundi Asia (BA), begins work every day at 8.30am, on a speedboat ride out to Pulau Semakau. The journey offers the occasional sightings of sea turtles, and even dolphins and dugongs on lucky days!

12 Mar 2019

Singapore’s Modern Farms Series: Barramundi Asia

Barramundi Asia is Singapore’s first and largest farm to rear barramundi out of large sea-cage enclosures in the open seas. The farm occupies 7.5 hectares of sea space (or 10 football fields) off Pulau Semakau, and boasts an annual production of 500 tonnes.

25 Oct 2018

Singapore’s Modern Farms Series: Singapore Aquaculture Technologies

Located near Pulau Ubin off the eastern waters of Singapore, Singapore Aquaculture Technologies (SAT) leverages technology to produce sea-farmed fish, sustainably, by using closed containment systems.

11 Oct 2018