The world’s best off-the-shelf live feed
The breakthrough, engineered
CryoPlankton's larger-format feed, ~340 µm, for first-feeding through to weaning. Relevant across all marine species and crustacean hatcheries.
CryoPlankton's smaller-format feed, ~200 µm. It bridges hatcheries safely through the earliest, most delicate feeding window, before larvae transition to Cryo-L.
CryoPlankton's smallest feed, ~70 µm. Strong uptake across sea bream, ballan wrasse, Atlantic cod, and shrimp larvae. Supports earlier growth and a faster transition to the next feeding stage.
An inert, frozen alternative to Cryo-L. Shelf life is 12 months at −20°C, or unlimited when stored in liquid nitrogen.
What CryoPlankton delivers
A higher nutritional value than traditional live feed systems, with none of the operational instability.
Better growth performance, improved early survival rates, and more consistent first feeding results.
Reduced variation within and between batches. Fewer losses, steadier cycles, consistent results.
No cultivation and no enrichment of nauplii before feeding. Daily preparation takes 20 to 30 minutes.
A routinely screened, off-the-shelf live feed that removes operational dependence on traditional protocols.
Traditional live feed quality varies within and between batches. This variability stresses larvae during the sensitive early days, when day-to-day differences matter most.
Culture crashes are unpredictable. Even highly successful hatcheries experience them, and they hit hardest during first feeding, when larvae are at their most vulnerable.
Culturing traditional live feed demands constant monitoring, feeding, harvesting and scaling. It ties up skilled labour and creates a production bottleneck that limits operational scale.
Traditional live feed introduces uncontrolled microbial activity and pathogens into the production cycle. This adds significant cost, unpredictability and biosecurity risk.
How adoption works
A structured, phased approach that integrates into your existing hatchery routine without disrupting active operations.
PHASE 01
2–3 weeks
We start by understanding your species requirements and operational priorities to determine where CryoPlankton adds immediate commercial value.
PHASE 02
60 days
Run CryoPlankton parallel with your existing system. Hatcheries typically see clear performance differences within a single production cycle, which is enough to inform protocol adjustments.
PHASE 03
2-3 applications
Increase feeding volumes over 2-3 applications after the first, scaling up gradually until full implementation. Many hatcheries reduce traditional live feed dependence incrementally, while others choose to co-feed with CryoPlankton.
PHASE 04
Ongoing
Refine feeding protocols, timing and volumes for your species and production model, for stable, and repeatable results.
CryoPlankton works across a wide range of marine species. If yours is not listed, contact us.
RAS (Recirculating aquaculture systems) and flow-through systems.
Vertically integrated operations and standalone hatcheries.
Setups from mesocosm to highly intensive production.
CryoPlankton has an established track record in Atlantic cod, ballan wrasse and halibut hatcheries across Norway and the UK. All major ballan wrasse producers in Norway and the UK use CryoPlankton.
SHOW ME THE PROOFSea bass, sea bream and seriola hatcheries across the Mediterranean have integrated CryoPlankton into first-feeding protocols. Several have reduced or eliminated traditional live feed production entirely.
SHOW ME THE PROOFGet in touch
The right starting point is a discussion about your species, your operational priorities, and what you are trying to improve in production outcomes.
