Client profile
Fish producers aiming to update feeding and production planning to better reflect evolving growing curves. The solution is applicable across production systems, with land‑based operators generally realising the strongest gains.
Challenge
Optimising feeding strategy and production planning in aquaculture requires the ability to connect nutritional science with operational realities. While nutritional models are well established, translating them into tools that can be applied consistently in day‑to‑day production remains a practical business challenge.
Solution
OptiFeeSH was developed by SPAROS and aquaManager to address this need. The solution combines SPAROS’ nutritional‑based modelling expertise with operational decision‑support tools and has been validated under industrial conditions through real farm applications and public demonstration projects. OptiFeeSH is delivered through a service-based approach, with the option for clients to transition towards independent use once sufficient expertise is established.
Impact
Industrial testing, strong scientific foundations and flexible access modes have made OptiFeeSH a practical solution for aquaculture companies seeking to improve feeding strategies and production planning. Following a multi-year development and pilot phase, OptiFeeSH has delivered quantifiable benefits in commercial pilots across land-based and offshore operations. In pre-growing phases, OptiFeeSH feeding plans achieved up to a 50% increase in biomass growth compared to the baseline without the tool. The solution has also reduced the time required by technical teams to restructure feeding plans and update production forecasts, while improving growth predictability.
Flatlantic is one of the largest European flatfish producers and a partner in the Eurostars project under which the tool was developed.
OptiFeeSH Strategy – Feeding & Planning Solution
A defining aspect of OptiFeeSH is its collaborative development between SPAROS and aquaManager. While aquaManager contributes strong operational management-platform expertise, OptiFeeSH embeds SPAROS’ nutritional‑based modelling engine. Together, they enable producers to analyse scenarios, test feeding strategies and improve production forecasts with scientific confidence, ensuring that feeding plans are aligned with both biological potential and operational constraints.
OptiFeeSH as a Digital Integration and API‑based solution
At the core of OptiFeeSH is an API that provides access to SPAROS’ nutritional modelling engine, illustrating how SPAROS can integrate its modelling capabilities into partner platforms or bespoke digital solutions. This approach exemplifies that SPAROS modelling tools are not limited to native interfaces such as FEEDNETICSTM but can also function as a modelling backend within broader digital ecosystems, expanding the reach of nutritional‑based decision support across the sector.
Learn more
To see OptiFeeSH in action, refer to the Seabream Cage Farming Case Study and the OptiFeeSH Tool Overview, presented during a webinar in September 2025:
Interested in how OptiFeeSH can support your feeding decisions and production planning?
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