What is Certification in Aquaculture Farming Malaysia?

Under the certification scheme of Malaysia, Quality Assurance Programme (QAP) which comprises of best aquaculture practices, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) at source, food safety from farm to table, sustainable practices and environmentally friendly practices are incorporated to form what is called “SPLAM” (Malaysian Aquaculture Farm Certification Scheme). The Code of Practice for the various aquaculture systems were published and distributed to aquaculture operators as guidelines to advocate sustainable and best aquaculture practices in compliance with QAP. Farms, which fully comply with the terms of the QAP, will be accredited with SPLAM logo. The validity of this scheme is for two years, after which, surveillance audit will be conducted to ensure continuous compliance with best aquaculture practices. Aquaculture farms certification scheme is a step towards ensuring aquaculture practices in Malaysia adhere to the draft aquaculture regulations that are in the process of being gazetted, under the Fisheries Act 1985. Under these regulations, fish disease control and quarantine measures, including the use of prohibited antibiotics, additives and chemicals will be regulated.

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While we are pursuing the certification, we are now featuring :-
• Aquaculture Research

Much research is being done on aquaculture farming. According to a recent study, it has been found that the yield depends on the feed and water quality. Better the quality of water and feed of fish or prawns better the yield. There are plenty of methods to improve the quality and efficiency of your farm.

• Bacteria Treatment

The beneficial pond bacteria are responsible for maintaining crystal clear healthy water and good yield. With the sufficient dosage (1000 gallon pond: 2000 gallon of dosage) for good amount of time, usually 60 days, can make a sea change in the production.

• Paddle wheel Aerator

This tool will help you to increase oxygen concentration in the pond resulting maximum survival of fish or prawn. While buying Paddle wheel Aerator, seawater compatibility should be kept in mind if you have farm Seawater prawns

• Ecolife Aquatech Farms

Our prawn farms at Johor and Maleka are live example of an ideal aquaculture farm. Both our farms are equipped with latest aquaculture technology. You may visit us any time and see how the things work.

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