Highlands Trout - Katse Dam

This included the initial conceptualisation, feasibility study, business plan development, fund raising, EIA, construction and implementation as well as currently assisting with the general management of the company.”

Highlands Trout - Mohale Dam

Advance Africa are acting as the project Developers for Highlands Trout Mohale.
Once the EIA approval has been obtained the design & specification phase commences.

Development to commence in 2013
First fish planned for April 2014.

Pure Ocean - East London

Located in the East London Industrial Development Zone in South Africa, the Pure Ocean East London (POEL) farming operation is a land based, recirculating aquaculture system for marine finfish. It is designed to farm primarily Dusky Cob (Argyrosomus japonicus), locally knows as Kabeljou, but the plant has been designed to accommodate other species as well. The Dusky Cob is a member of the Sciaenidae family, and is a fish with a firm texture and rich in nutrients.

As project managers of this development, Advance Africa took responsibility for assembly and management of the professional team.

The project management scope included the design phase, the site clearing, the bulk earthworks, and the civil and construction works of all components of the project.
The management of the Capital costs is a key issue to keep the project within budget and to deliver a quality product.

Construction commenced early in 2010.

Design and construction activities included the architectural components of the project. These consist of offices, stores, laboratory, staff facilities, etc. The aquaculture systems are all housed in Azrom greenhouse tunnels.

Besides the project management of the construction, Advance Africa also facilitated the import of all tunnel structures and RAS equipment components.

Construction activity for the first phase is now complete. Broodstock on the farm have successfully spawned and the first fingerlings have been produced.

Copper in Aquaculture

Advance Africa, Copalcor, Copper Development Association Africa and Mozambezi Tilapia farm in Mozambique are undertaking a trial to determine the feasibility and efficiency of using copper alloy mesh for fish grow out cages to combat biofouling and predator issues currently encountered at Cahora Bassa.

Together with the Copper Development association Africa, Advance Africa conducted extensive trials on the use of copper allow mesh in aquaculture grow out cages to determine the biofouling rate with various mesh materials. Cage panels were constructed and various net materials and copper alloys were attached to these and deployed in the ocean in Pemba, Saldanha & Seychells, where they were monitored and the biofouling rates evaluated.

Together with the Copper Development Association Africa, Advance Africa embarked on a trial to investigate the effect of copper alloy nets on growth, survival and metal accumulation in Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, in Algoa and Saldanha Bay, South Africa.

Biofouling in the South African oyster industry (especially in Saldanha and Algoa Bay) is a major operational constraint. This experiment was undertaken to address the need for a solution to biofouling. Approximately four hundred, 30g oysters were deployed (at each site in each treatment) in accordance with the standard South African final growout cycle of 60-80 days.

Nets were constructed using two copper alloys (Wieland and UR3) and standard HDPE. One of each lantern net type was deployed at each site for one complete final growout growth cycle.