Our Mission
Bangladesh Aquaculture Research Center (BARC) is bringing cutting-edge technology to the aquaculture industry. Our mission is to provide a sustainable source of nutritious and delicious fish for the people of Bangladesh through effective and innovative aquaculture management practices.
OUR INNOVATION
We operate 60 recirculating water fish tanks and several fish ponds that have the capacity to produce 230,000 kg of fish annually. BARC has developed a more efficient means of increasing aquaculture production in a manner that is environmentally-friendly, sustainable, and which yields organic and delicious fish.
Our unique aquaculture management practices are innovative and sustainable in how we circulate and aerate fish tank water efficiently (using only 1/10 of the water needed in pond culture) so more fish can be raised in a smaller amount of water.
The recirculating water and operating procedures are carefully monitored to control for biosecurity and reduce the likelihood for disease among the fish.
- Fish raised using the specialized recirculating technology require a reduced amount of fish feed as they also eat organic materials such as zooplankton and phytoplankton that are growing in the recirculating water.
- The organic fish grown in our clean water aquaculture tanks are more pure, nutritious, and delicious than fish raised in pond and river water sources.
- Our model is also eco-friendly, as fish waste is handled in an environmentally-friendly manner, syphoned away to be processed in a fish waste fertilizer plant on the premises.
