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SIS’s state-of-the-art production centers located in the USA and Asia include a Nucleus Breeding Center forP Vannamei, Penaeus Breeding Center, Broodstock Multiplication Centers and P Vannamei Shrimp Hatcheries.
SIS Florida is the original company facility that began operations in 1998 in the Florida Keys. It was chosen for its pristine waters, natural protected areas and resulting high level of biosecurity. The 3 Ha site contains the genetic nucleus for P vannamei and also houses a broodstock multiplication facility with the capacity to produce and ship 200,000 commercial breeders per year.
SIS Florida has a 21-year history of healthy stock based on its Hawaii-certified SPF broodstock, as further documented by test results of a quarterly sampling program of stocks submitted for PCR analysis to the University of Arizona’s Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory. The facility is certified annually by the State of Florida as compliant with Best Management Practices. Registered with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) as an aquaculture export facility, SIS’ Islamorada animal holdings and all test records are voluntarily opened for annual inspection, leading to an uninterrupted history of APHIS endorsement of animal export health certification to countries around the world.
SIS Hawaii, founded 2008, located at the State of Hawaii’s Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Consists of a Nucleus Breeding Center, production tanks, hatchery, administrative buildings, has proven to be ideal for both shrimp breeding and broodstock multiplication.
SIS Hawaii is a broodstock multiplication facility for P vannamei with the capacity to produce and ship about 300,000 commercial broodstock per year. All shrimp at the facility are subject to the disease surveillance program of the State of Hawaii which involves periodic testing by PCR for OIE listed pathogens for certification as SPF stock. Sampling and testing are performed by the State’s Aquatic Veterinarian according to OIE protocols, as mandated by State law. The program also includes a monthly inspection supervised by USDA-accredited veterinarians where PCR samples are collected and tested for OIE listed pathogens at the University of Arizona within 30 days prior to shipping.
SIS India established its hatchery facility in Andhra Pradesh in 2012 to provide high quality shrimp seed to Indian farmers. The seed is produced in accordance with best management practices to ensure consistent quality.
SIS India’s hatchery provides a suitable infrastructure, namely well-differentiated physical facilities that include the maturation section, larval section, live feed culture, micro water filtration systems supplemented with UV treatment, ozone, and a well established laboratory to facilitate on-site disease diagnosis for all major OIE listed pathogens.
We now operate 2 new facilities in Kakinada and Bhogapuram which, combined, produce 100 million post-larvae and 600 million nauplii per month.