Laboratory of Intensive Aquaculture
Societal Relevance
We cooperate with Czech production enterprises involved in:
- Efficient pond farming of supplementary predatory fish species (Rybářství Nové Hrady s.r.o.; Rybářství Srlín s.r.o.; Krajské školní hospodářství České Budějovice; BioFish s.r.o.),
- Intensive farming of valuable fish species in RAS, including their processing and market placement (Tilapia s.r.o.; Blatenská ryba s.r.o.; NDCon s.r.o.; BioFish s.r.o.).
The laboratory is also active in technological and technical innovation of production aquaculture systems in cooperation with companies that develop and build these systems, such as Agrico s.r.o. and P‑Plast Lom s.r.o.
LIA’s research staff collaborate with production aquarists in the Czech Republic on the production of live feed organisms, specifically rotifers of the genus Brachionus, with the aim of efficiently rearing small and primitively developed larvae at the beginning of exogenous feeding of cyprinid and perciform fish species.
Currently, the laboratory is working with the company Tilapia s.r.o., with which it experimentally develops and tests the rearing of feeder insects, specifically the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) and the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor). These insects utilize residues from intensive aquaculture (concentrated and dried sludge), cafés (coffee grounds), and vegetable and fruit production (plant and fruit waste).
The goal is to produce high‑quality animal proteins for the intensive rearing of fish and terrarium animals kept in the Czech Republic.
Lastly, we organize annual professional trainings, workshops, and conferences, which are primarily intended for:
- production and sport fishermen,
- students of fisheries,
- the broader professional public.
The aim of these events is to familiarize participants with the latest knowledge in the fields of controlled fish reproduction, fish nutrition, and fish farming both in ponds and other production systems, especially RAS.
