
AquaBioTech Group is an international consulting company strategically located in the centre of the Mediterranean on the island of Malta, although operating globally with clients and projects in over fifty-five countries.
AquaBioTech Group undertakes a variety of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic environmental projects through its regional offices and selected partners throughout the world. The vast majority of the company’s work is related to the marine or aquatic environment, encompassing aquaculture developments, market research/intelligence, through to project feasibility assessments, finance acquisition, project management, technology sourcing and technical support and training.
ABT Aquaculture has developed a number of highly efficient and cost effective Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). These can be applied to hatcheries, broodstock, aquatic research and on-growing operations. Our highly sustainable approach incorporates aquaponic and hydroponic systems. We constantly strive to be at the forefront of our industry by testing and developing innovative technologies.
ABT RAS offers design and engineering services for recirculating aquaculture facilities for both research and commercial use. Our design and engineering department is specialised in the newest and most efficient technologies. The resident team of engineers and architects can tailor projects to every requirement and support the client from start to finish on all technical and biological aspects.
ABT Innovia offers research services to support the development of vaccines, functional feeds, alternative protein sources, culture technologies and production techniques with a wide range of commercially important species under any combination of culture conditions in our fully licensed and bio-sourced R&D facilities.
ABT Fisheries offers a broad range of services in fisheries science. Our expertise encompasses several disciplines enabling us to carry out research, conservation, and commercial activities. We undertake projects in collaboration with international research institutions, governmental agencies, NGO’s and the private sector. We provide a complete set of multilevel field surveys, and is specialised in offshore and inshore collection, processing, an analysis of fisheries data and samples.
ABT Marine provides a range of services including marine surveying, construction support and mapping/GIS. The techniques we employ include bathymetric and side scan sonar surveys, bottom type assessments, sub-bottom assessments, data confirmation and site inspections using both remote sensing and underwater video techniques.
Smart Monitoring in Sub-Saharan Agri-Aquaculture, Challenges and Opportunities for Integration
by Athanasios Chantzaropoulos, Aquaculture Consultant, AquaBioTech Group, Malta Poor water quality, characterised by the accumulation of toxic compounds such as ammonia (NH3), nitrite and hydrogen sulphide (H2S), along with low dissolved oxygen (DO), hypoxic conditions,…
Meagre fish gaining attention for sustainable aquaculture
Recent study from the AquaBioTech Group projects that a fast-growing fish species, Argyrosomus regius, or Meagre, is being explored for its potential to become a more sustainable alternative to seabass…
Tracking tuna side-streams – steps towards a more circular tuna farming industry in Malta
The PROFIUS project and its Malta-based partner AquaBioTech Group (ABT) are making significant advancements towards valorising previously discarded tuna side-stream material and addressing logistic and technical challenges to transform these…


















