Step 1
One male is able to fertilize 3 females. Through artificial insemination of eggs an egg-eye develops; in two 2 months it becomes an alevin.
Step 2
The growing stage of alevins takes place in freshwater; during this stage they get their first food.
Step 3
The smolting process is the physical and chemical change that happens to the fish for it is adaptation to marine environment.
Step 4
A pontoon has capacity for 11 people.
Step 5
Each cage has underwater cameras monitoring the fish in real time.
Step 6
The average weight of fish is continuously monitored with machines capable of estimating biomass while the fish swim freely in the cage.
Step 7
Well-boats or barges have different capacities: their function is to move the live fish from one centre to another.
Step 8
Our processing plant was inaugurated in 2005, and is one of the most modern plants in Latin America. It is capable of producing different ended and value-added products which are taken to different production lines.
Step 9
The freezing process of the plant’s cold chain takes from 2 to 4 hours to achieve at -25° C. The fish are kept at a similar temperature in refrigerators for no more than 18 months.
Step 10
In order to preserve the quality of manufactured products, controls are carried throughout the process by skilled operators and experience staff.
Step 11
Our production cycle is completed by the delivery to approximately 40 destinations. Products are transferred to refrigerated trucks or containers with controlled temperatures ensuring the cold chain is not broken.
Our Chain consists of four main stages: Freshwater, Saltwater, Harvesting and Processing, and finally Distribution and Sales.
Although the Freshwater Atlantic Salmon cycle begins with the spawning of females with the best genetics and artificial insemination, Yadran starts its production cycle with the entry of eggs-eye resulting from this process and coming from Landcatch, one of the worlds’ largest companies in the production of salmon eggs.
The acquired fertile eggs (eye-ova) are incubated in the fisheries of the 10th Region. Two months after hatching from the egg-sac, an alevin appears. After absorbing the yolk sac, the alevins, renamed fry, start their first feeding. Once they have reached the alevin stage, they are transferred to larger ponds until they begin the smoltification process, which allows its adaptation to saltwater.
After twelve months, the smolts are carefully selected for planting in the sea. Once in a seawater cultivation center, they are fed with a special diet developed with modern control systems and food supply. Additionally, Yadran has specially adapted cages to provide the best conditions for development and growth of fish farming.
Sixteen months later, once the Atlantic salmon have reached 4.5 pounds and has spent their normal time lapse in saltwater, they are taken alive in modern well-boats or barges, to the collection centers ready for harvest.
The harvest occurs in the sea a few yards from the plant. From there the fish are sucked into the plant to start processing. Once in the plant, the fish are carried to different production lines to produce varied end and value-added products, either whole fish with or without head, or fillet portions.
Some processes carried out within the plant include sorting, grading, freezing or cooling, packaging and finally storage. Our first-class plant has a guaranteed cold chain, very high standard hygiene conditions, top-of-the-line infrastructure, and a good management of solid and liquid waste, thus ensuring the sustainability of our installations.
Finally, our productive cycle is completed with delivery towards the different markets, according to the requirements of our customers.
