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National Aquaculture Group is one of the largest aquaculture operation of its type in the world and offers you the opportunity to enjoy products grown in our farms strategically located by the coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, 180 kilometers south of the historic port of Jeddah, close to the town of Al Leith. Our environmentally sensitive production methods have been designed to preserve the pristine natural environment and, keeping this in the centre of our development strategy, we have created one of the world’s largest fully integrated marine farms employing more than 2,500 people from 32 different nations and with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes that is enjoyed by customers all over the world.
National Aquaculture Group - History
An engineer of vision who is also passionate about marine products and, in the 1970s when he was travelling in the Philippines to recruit some personnel for civil engineering projects in Saudi Arabia, he visited a shrimp farm and he was inspired to try this in his home land. His enthusiasm encouraged the Philippine's Bio-Resources International Incorporation to start two projects: a tilapia fish farm in the Qassim Region and a shrimp farming project on the Red Sea coast. From this point, the company has grown to where we are today as one of the most advanced, fully integrated, multi-functional marine aquaculture farms in the world.Now, we produce a far wider variety of marine products so we have rebranded our business to become National Aquaculture Group. This marks the next step in our evolution in response to the latest stage in our development. Our new name reflects our transformation from a shrimp farming operation to global suppliers of a wide range of marine aquaculture products. Our aim is to work with our customers to ensure optimal performance and realize new horizons of success.
A leader in Desert Coastal Aquaculture
Covering an area of approximately 250sq km on the Red Sea Coast in Saudi Arabia the privately owned, National Aquaculture Group is among the largest, fully integrated shrimp farms in the world. The 16 farms for shrimp and 3 circular cage farms for fish consisting of 14 to 24 cages each. Each farm has the capacity of 6,5000MT of fish production are fed directly from the pristine, crystal clear waters of the Red Sea. Sustainability is an integral part of National Aquaculture Group’s commitment to its customers, employees and shareholders. Every aspect of production from hatchery to pond to plate is monitored and traceable.Located 180kms south of the Saudi Arabia's commercial centre, Jeddah, and close to the ancient port town of Al Laith, National Aquaculture Group’s about 2,500 employees produce shrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei), fish (Lates Calcarifer or Barramundi) and other Marine products for sale in Saudi Arabia and around the world. Every aspect of National Aquaculture Group's production is based on sustainability and traceability. National Aquaculture Group has a policy of low-density stocking and partial harvests to prevent overcrowding. An extensive Biosecurity program is maintained at all times with daily sampling of various elements from National Aquaculture Group’s scientists in the Quality & Sustainability Department. National Aquaculture Group has obtained major industry relevant certifications such as ISO 9001 / 14001 / 22000, HACCP and British Retail Consortium.
National Aquaculture Group produces Red Sea shrimp and Barramundi to a variety of sizes as required by its customers around the world which is renowned for its superior taste and quality by internationally acclaimed chefs and satisfied consumers alike including those in Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Australia and the USA among others.
National Aquaculture Group emerged from a research project in 1982 with commitment, dedication and a blend of science, art and practical intelligence, National Aquaculture Group is proud to have developed such a significant business, which it hopes will contribute to the wider diversification of the Saudi economy through the growth of the Aquaculture Industry in the Saudi Arabia. More than that, National Aquaculture Group is committed to maintaining and developing its operations to the general benefit of Saudi society economically, socially and environmentally.
Other tips:
- National Aquaculture Group has changed its legal status to Closed Joint Stock Company
- National Aquaculture Group is a founder member of Global Aquaculture Alliance
- National Aquaculture Group – Leading member of SAS – Saudi Aquaculture Society
- Preserving our environment
- Research and development
- Highest quality products
- Welfare, support and development of local talent, skills, and capabilities
- Excellent bio-security and quality programs
National Aquaculture Group - Approach
"Develop, produce and market value for money marine products and services of excellence based upon high quality and innovation standards to become the preferred marine derivative goods company in GCC countries and Mena region, to exceed our stakeholders expectations – consumers, shareholders and clients".
Vertical Integration Company
At National Aquaculture Group we are proud to say that we take care of the whole process making sure that the product arrives at its destination meeting our high quality standards. From our Feed Mill to the hatcheries, grow out, Processing, selling and shipping we control every aspect of the supply chain ensuring the unique texture and flavor that our products are recognized for.
Marine Culture utilizes desert land, saltwater, sunlight, minerals and enormous amounts of carbon dioxide to produce phytoplankton. National Aquaculture Group is developing a commercially viable business, which can contribute significantly to society by providing food and nutrition and, as a positive side effect, possibly help mitigate climate change.
Technology: Technology to cultivate from strain to product is completely developed in-house by a very small team of algae experts, who have over 20 yrs of experience in shrimp hatchery engineering, operations and management.
Marine Culture produces Carotenoids from "Dunaliella Salina" native of Red Sea for human and animal nutrition and "Nannochloropsis gaditana" a non-native strain, adapted to the environment of high saline; high temperature of Saudi Arabia is cultivated in raceways, envisioned to develop next to a power plant.
Marine Culture also conducts active research with "Ulva species" native of Red Sea, to co-culture with shrimp, technology is tested and ready for active commercialization to assist the shrimp farms through a bioremediation process, shrimp graze on Ulva species and reduce FCR, Ulva has antibacterial and antiviral compounds, complementing the shrimp's natural disease resistance.
Hatcheries
- Capacity is 150,000,000 post larvae a month or 6,000,000 a day.
- Domesticated broodstock from Red Sea.
- Bio-secure facilities.
Feed Mill
- Different types of feed (starter, juveniles, adults)
- Capacity is 10 MT of feed an hour.
- Raw material consumption: 4,500 MT/month 50,000 MT/year
- 15,000 MT/year of wheat; 20,000 MT/year of soya bean meal; 15,000 MT/year of fish meal.
- Two shifts per day.
- Capable of producing Shrimp and Fish feed.
Water Pumps
- 3 Pumps Stations pumping up to 154m³ per second of clean sea water into the farm.
- A project of this scale with such as relentless focus on sustainability is remarkable in the global aquaculture industry.
- Water management is a key factor managing the farms. Clean sea water flows from the Red Sea to the pumping stations from where it flows into the farms by gravity.
- Water outflows are checked daily. The water is drained into the settlement ponds before it wind its way to the main outflow station.
- Water quality is checked regularly and each month the company has to pass stringent Government standards for water quality.
Shrimp Business Unit
- 16 farms with 511 open inland ponds.
- Average pond size is 10ha. (Semi closed system).
- Total water spread area approximately 4,177ha / 65 km of coastline.
- Technical capacity about 35,000 MT annually (120-140 MT / day). Up to six harvest points / night
- Harvest is taken to the processing plant within a maximum of 4 hours and will be in the cold store within 7 hours.
Fish Business Unit
- Circular Cage Culture: 3 circular Sea cage farms consisting of 14 to 24 cages each.
- Each farm has a capacity of 6,500 MT of fish production per year.
- Each farm is controlled from a feed barge giving 24/7 supervision and control of the production process.
- Sea cages farms supported by state of the art shore based hatcheries and pre grow-out facilities.
- Circular Cage Culture. Water based production and support systems
- Allows use of remote sites
- Allows uniformity between sites
- Land based only “home port”
- Coast guard and staff live on site
- Use of technology to minimize costs
- System to be chosen to optimize efficiencies
- Feeding and control center on site
Marine Culture
Marine Culture utilizes desert land, saltwater, sunlight, minerals and enormous amounts of carbon dioxide to produce phytoplankton. National Aquaculture Group is developing a commercially viable business, which can contribute significantly to society by providing food and nutrition and, as a positive side effect, possibly help mitigate climate change.
Technology: Technology to cultivate from strain to product is completely developed in-house by a very small team of algae experts, who have over 20 yrs of experience in shrimp hatchery engineering, operations and management.
Marine Culture produces Carotenoids from "Dunaliella Salina" native of Red Sea for human and animal nutrition and "Nannochloropsis gaditana" a non-native strain, adapted to the environment of high saline; high temperature of Saudi Arabia is cultivated in raceways, envisioned to develop next to a power plant.
Marine Culture also conducts active research with "Ulva species" native of Red Sea, to co-culture with shrimp, technology is tested and ready for active commercialization to assist the shrimp farms through a bioremediation process, shrimp graze on Ulva species and reduce FCR, Ulva has antibacterial and antiviral compounds, complementing the shrimp's natural disease resistance.
Processing Plant
- National Aquaculture Group Processing Plant capacity up to 140 MT per day of Shrimp and up to 50 MT of Fish in two shifts 5 days per week.
- Modern, highly automated facilities.
- Semi individually frozen (SIQF), Block frozen, Brine and IQF.
- Frozen goods in cold store at -23°C (3,850 tons ).
- Sushi like Quality Production (Certified partner).
- Technology: Innova Software for throughput / yield control / traceability.
Community
- Power plant (41.6 MW)
- Pump station and water plants (lift up 154.5 m³/s)
- Central kitchen & cafeteria with 5,000+ meals / day
- Security teams
- School, Cultural, Recreation, Social Centers incl. Polyclinic
- National Aquaculture Group Processing
Global Accreditation and Certification
We aim for total customer satisfaction through 100% compliance to all local and global standards, best in class quality, food safety and strong environment protection management. We maintain high levels of product safety and sustainability at all stages of our operations. Our farm to family quality system scopes over the supplier’s quality assurance up to the end consumers. Our adherence to these values is recognized by our valued customers and is evident by globally accepted standard certifications as given below: |
| Global Accreditation and Certification |
- EU Export Certification from Saudi Food and Drug Authority since 2005.
- British Retail Consortium: BRC, Grade A - Global Standard for Food Safety. Certified since 2010.
- ISO 22000:2005 since year 2010.
- ISO 9001:2008 since year 2003.
- ISO 14001:2004 since 2007.
- HACCP Codex Certification since 2003.
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