Consultancy

The Tailor Made Fish Farms' team has 'hands on' production experience and offer consultancy on aquaculture system design and installation. We also provide ongoing, after sales support and comprehensive training packages. The team at Tailor Made Fish Farms has been strategically and purposefully selected over the past 8 years from both scientific and practical backgrounds, who together ensure you get the right advice to guarantee your ongoing success.

The Team Offers:

• Hands on Production Experience.
• Production planning.
• Design and Construction Experience in land based RAS and aquaponics.
• Comprehensive training, technical support with after sales backup.
• Training in fish health management.
• Site selection and feasibility expertise.
• Sales and Marketing experience.

Achievements

1. Supplier to the 2000 Olympic Games – Athletes & Officials Diner
2. Sold equipment to Cell aquaculture in Western Australia
3. Product showcased at the 2002 Good Food Show
4. Supplied product to the 2002 World's Largest Buffet at Darling Harbour for the VIPs.
5. Supplied 3,000 fillets for the 2003 Australia Day Luncheon at Sydney Convention Centre at Darling Harbour
6. Supplied equipment to NSW Fisheries
7. First System Sale: 2003 Sold 50 tonne TMFF production system to a Melbourne based company (Mainstream Aquaculture – refer Appendices)
8. Second System Sale: 2004 Designed, supplied and installed a recirculating Seawater System at Macquarie University
9. Supplied equipment to James Cook University.
10. Sold various aquaculture components to a Western Australian company that is also trying to develop a fish production system.
11. Employed by the Minister for Marine resources Bahrain to consult on their Seawater facilities in Bahrain.
12. Signed contract with American based company to introduce our technology to Las Vegas.
13. 2008 Won emerging export of the year award for the Hunter region
14. 2008 Appoint to an advisory board to the New South Wales Minister for Fisheries.
15. 2008 Presented a resource paper at the Asian Pacific Organisation for sustainable food production conference held in Taiwan.
16. 2008-2009 fulfilled contract with European based company for the supply and construction of a 100 tonne facility which has provided a working model in a much cold climate where temperatures of -20 degree are experienced.

TMFF have had articles published in Industry Publications such as:

* Aquaponics Journal (Mariposa California)
* AustAsia Aquaculture
* Fish Farming International
* The Bulletin
* The Australian
* The Land Newspaper.

The company has also been featured on TV shows such as Cross Country and Today Extra and Landline as well as ABC Radio.
TMFF has also been featured on the New South Wales Fisheries website.

View Video Footage here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NSWFisheries#p/u/1/qK_nlnnnuvs

* NSW & Hunter Coast Sustainable Aquaculture Strategy - June 2005 A NSW Government initiative (excerpt featuring TMFF)
* Integrated Agri-Aquaculture Systems – RIRDC Resource (TMFF case study)
* Made In Australia Feature article "Aquaculture Net Spreads" (example of success of TMFF Technology purchased by Mainstream Aquaculture (VIC)
*American Australian Business 2006 – (TMFF Feature P.145)

Nick Arena - Managing Director

Aquaculture Objective

To design and provide the most economical and efficient way to farm the finest quality fresh water and salt water species in an environmentally sustainable and responsible manner.

Summary Skills & Accomplishment

Nick has been the Managing Director of Tailor Made Fish Farms (TMFF) since it's inception, TMFF has become a leader in the sustainable commercial production of finfish in Australia. Nick was instrumental in the founding of the company and has for 13 years been responsible for its continued growth and expansion, and am currently responsible for all aspects of the business.

As a key member of the management team Nick's major focus has been to create new, and develop existing, technologies resulting in more sustainable, efficient and viable practices relating to land based Aquaculture.

Having gained knowledge over the past 13 years of the many different methods used to grow aquatic species, TMFF remains the largest producer of Barramundi in NSW even though we are not the largest farm in terms of production area.

Nick has proven experience in design, development, management, and operation of aquaculture nurseries and grow-out systems. His expertise in aquaculture development and management is built upon previous experience as a Project Manager (licensed builder and electrician) in the construction industry, giving him a pragmatic and functional approach to developing operational and economically viable systems.

In addition to his operational roles Nick has experience in capital raising and financing of aquaculture ventures and business planning for aquaculture. Nick is also skilled in establishing partnership between joint venture partners. Nick's role in TMFF also includes marketing and market development and has direct marketing experience in both live and chilled fish products and established niche markets for TNFF premium Barramundi throughout some of Sydney's finest restaurants and eating establishments.

Professional Qualifications

• Managing Director of NSW most productive Recirculation Farm
• Licensed Builder
• Licensed Electrician

Peter Schupp - Technical Advisor

Education

Previous Positions

Professional Societies

Jeff Titmarsh B.V.Sc. Fish Health, Biosecurity & Compliance

Employment

Self employed at Raymond Terrace Veterinary Clinic since November 1976. Heads a small band of dedicated staff, veterinarians and nurses who collectively have been employed at Raymond Terrace Veterinary Clinic for 82 years.

Aquaculture Objective

As a shareholder in Tailor Made Fish Farms his role is to support any activities undertaken by the company to enhance performance and growth. To offer technical support using his experience of 34 years of Veterinary practice, as adapted into the unique fish management environment pioneered by Tailor Made Fish Farm.

Role in organization

Jeff has decades of experience with disease in all species, and a familiarity with disease control in a variety of species and situations including intensive farm situations.

Jeff's role is to make sure that such specialist advice obtained my disease investigation is understood by management (and especially the leading hand and workers); and the system is fine tuned to avoid as much as possible the difficulties associated with crowding the edge of the envelope in such intensive production, and to build understanding into the aquaculture systems strengths to make it as trouble free as possible.