Neptune Hatchery, a Clean Valley flagship platform
We provide the seed aqua farmers need.
A containerized oyster hatchery, delivered as hardware-as-a-service and run on your site by a trained technician.
Oysters in demand.
The global oyster industry faces unprecedented threats that jeopardize its future. Environmental factors like climate change and ocean acidification disrupt oyster habitats, leading to reduced survival rates and reproduction. Pollution and over-harvesting add to the challenges, impacting oyster populations and ecosystem balance.
Climate change & ocean acidification
Environmental shifts disrupt oyster habitats, reducing survival rates and reproduction in wild and farmed populations alike.
Disease & parasite pressure
Outbreaks, including MSX, can devastate regional stocks, and the risk grows as waters warm.
Unreliable spat supply
Local seed supply and global supply chains are increasingly uncertain, leaving farms exposed through no fault of their own.
What we offer to you.
Our hatcheries are made to support you in your oyster spat production with the best technology and opportunity for growth.
Modular
A flexible platform of containerized modules: adaptable configurations, deployable in different environments, expandable over time, and easier to install and transport.
Scalable
Production capacity grows with your requirements. Expand the system without replacing the facility, and support commercial growth on your own schedule.
State of the art
Advanced monitoring and environmental control keep hatchery conditions optimal for spat production, independent of what the ocean is doing outside.
The system, in numbers.
Reliable seed on a schedule: sized, counted, and delivered to specification.
1–10M
Oyster seed per cycle
Delivered on a bimonthly production cycle
1–4mm
Seed size range
Grown to a hardier size before transfer to the farm
×4
Modules per spat size
Each system supports up to four modules per size class
6 mo
Signature to handover
Manufacturing and shipping, through site acceptance test
Modules also support
- Cold water seaweed
- Warm water seaweed
- Mussels
- Clams
- Lobsters
Hardware-as-a-service: the hatchery without the loan.
Nominal monthly cost
Access to the seed you need without taking out a massive loan.
Technician included
A locally contracted, Clean Valley–trained operator runs the system on your behalf.
Focus on the farm
Seed arrives on cycle; the hatchery is our job, not yours.
From signature to seed.
A deliberately clear process: you know what happens, who does it, and when the keys are yours.
HaaS agreement
Once both parties sign, Clean Valley engages one of the manufacturers closest to your site.
Manufacture & ship
Six months from signature, including shipping to your site. The biofilter follows the same process in three.
Local technician
We contract technicians locally, people who speak the language and know the climate, and train them before the system comes online.
Acceptance & operations
After the site acceptance test, you get the keys and the technician begins running the system on your behalf.
"It is essential we prepare our industry now for long term effects of climate change and the disruption of global supply chains."
Trevor Munroe
Grown hardier, before the farm.
The hatchery grows oysters to a size where they are more resilient to disease and parasites before transfer, a biological head start that pays off for the life of the crop.
Pair it with the Algae Biofilter as a land-based nursery to grow and condition the seed you receive before putting it out into the farm: two platforms, one integrated system.
A hatchery that reports to you.
Polibook provides real-time insight into operations, plus forecasted benefits and expected returns for the day to day, built around an AI algorithm designed to increase predictive analytics, using anonymized site data.
- Water quality
- Temperature optimization
- Ammonia monitoring
- pH optimization
- Predictive analytics
- Production optimization
Monitoring and optimization scope developed with Canada's Ocean Supercluster.
Deployable to every corner of the world.
We have an international team able to deploy these systems anywhere: manufacturing near the client, and technicians contracted locally who speak the language and know the climate.
From Nova Scotia to Southeast Asia, Neptune Hatchery is exportable technology, not a local research project. If you'd like to see a system, we'll arrange a visit, in person or virtually, to the closest one near you.