The KMFRI Mariculture and Aquarium Laboratory unit provides comprehensive technical guidance and advisory services on the design, installation, and management of specialised marine systems, hatcheries, sustainable feed technologies, and land-based aquaculture infrastructure.
These research, development, and support activities are hosted across two main hubs — the Mombasa Station and the Shimoni Marine Hatchery — which serve as platforms for improving hatchery techniques, evaluating species performance, and promoting reliable seed-production technologies for sustainable mariculture.
Design, installation and stocking of indoor marine aquarium systems for schools, universities, hotels, offices, museums and conservation centres — including species selection, water-quality management, staff training and exhibition support.
Supply of high-health freshwater and marine prawn post-larvae and juveniles reared under controlled hatchery conditions, plus broodstock conditioning, spawning, larval rearing and nursery-production advisory for enterprises and cooperatives.
Training in cost-effective, high-protein feed formulation (Pearson Square), on-farm pelleting demonstrations, Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology, and Artemia & live-feed production for hatcheries and ornamental fish culture.
Advisory on site and layout selection and pond engineering — earthen, concrete, plastic and liner ponds — with comprehensive farm-management support covering stocking, feeding, water-quality monitoring and harvesting.
Hatchery water-quality monitoring, targeted research trials on breeding, nutrition and larval performance, and hands-on technology demonstrations for farmers, students and practitioners.
High-health seed stock, optimal pond designs and farm-management training for fish and prawn farmers, cooperatives and youth groups.
Climate-smart feed technologies — BSF larvae production, Artemia live-feed protocols and cost-effective on-farm pelleting.
Custom-designed, professionally installed marine aquariums and reef-habitat displays for hotels, offices and resorts.
Indoor marine systems and environmental-education exhibits for schools, universities and museums.
Marine conservation, ecological research, species domestication and culture-technology development supporting sustainable Blue Economy initiatives.
For aquarium installation, prawn seed supply, feed-formulation training, or pond and farm-management advisory, get in touch with our team at the Mombasa Station or Shimoni Marine Hatchery.
