Marine and Freshwater Aquaculture Facility
Parent Body: University of Wales, Bangor, School of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5EY

Principal Functions
Holding, spawning, larval culture on-grow of cold, temperate and tropical marine organisms.

General Details
Currently used to reproduce and spawn tropical penaeid and marine ornamental shrimp, Nephrops and Macrobrachium. Temperate facility used with sea bream, salmonids, flatfish and bivalves. Allows research on genetics, nutrition, pollutants, aspects of disease.

Specification
30m³ recirculation/through flow heated seawater tanks. 10m³ temperate (0–35⁰C) seawater tanks. Algal culture unit, live feed culture unit. Ultra violet sterilisation, ozonizer and filtration of water to 0.2 Fm available, direct supply good quality seawater.

Special Features

X-ray (diagnostic) facility. Bomb calorimetry, Kjeldahl facilities, computer-linked feeding systems for fish. Support staff trained in all aspects of algal and live feed culture, diet preparation and live stock maintenance. MAFF approved holding facility for tropical species research.

Future Plans
Recent purchase of spray drier allows diet development and production.

Availability
The facility is available to other bodies in both the private and public sector. There are no restrictions on the type of body that can apply to use the facility. Three months advance notice is required when asking for time on the facility. Time is allocated on the following basis; academic research, student training and industrial contracts.

Charging Basis
Charging rates are subject to individual negotiation. There is a possibility of negotiating an exchange agreement. The minimum hire period is one week, and the maximum 3 months.

Site Access
The site has ready access for vehicles and local accommodation is available for the hirer’s staff.

Contact Information
Prof D A Jones or Dr D J Grove
University of Wales, Bangor
School of Ocean Sciences
Menai Bridge
Anglesey
LL59 5EY
Telephone:  01248 382863/382862     Fax:  01248 71116367
Web Site:  http://www.sos.bangor.ac.uk