PORTFOLIO & TRACK RECORD

Commercial Mandates, Farm Leadership & Gallery

Comprehensive dossier of international consulting mandates, full-scale hatchery designs, RAS/Biofloc production turnarounds, and executive management roles executed by Senior Aquaculture Expert Nicola Scalise.

INDEPENDENT ADVISORY DOSSIER

Recent & Earlier Consulting Projects

RECENT • 2026 • GLÜCKSTADT Germany

Landgarnele — Custom Farm Management App

Aquaculture Software Architect — Bespoke Farm Management Application (Glückstadt)

Designed and built a complete new custom Farm Management Application for the operational management of Landgarnele's Glückstadt shrimp facility, engineered specifically to replace legacy Excel spreadsheets with macros.

  • Replaced error-prone macro-based Excel files with a centralized, purpose-built digital farm management platform tailored to daily shrimp production workflows.
  • Integrated real-time logging and analytics for tank-by-tank water quality parameters, feeding calculations, biomass sampling, mortality tracking, and FCR optimization.
  • Standardized daily technician routines and executive KPI dashboards to provide transparent, real-time operational control across the Glückstadt facility.
Custom Farm App Excel Macro Replacement Glückstadt Digitalization
RECENT • 2025–PRESENT • GLÜCKSTADT Germany

Landgarnele — Glückstadt (Former HanseGarnele)

Senior Management Consultant — Management Renewal, Filtration Concept & Shrimp Management

Following Landgarnele's acquisition of HanseGarnele in 2025 (expanding Landgarnele into two operating facilities in Niedenstein and Glückstadt), Exos Aqua supervised the technical due diligence and transition process and is leading the complete operational renewal of the Glückstadt site.

  • Completely renewing facility management and workforce organization, establishing structured new daily Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across all production phases.
  • Changed the facility's core filtration concept and automation systems to enhance biological stability and water treatment efficiency.
  • Overhauled daily shrimp management and strictly optimized water quality parameters to restore production efficiency.
Management Renewal New Filtration Concept Shrimp Management & SOPs
RECENT • 2025 • NIEDENSTEIN Germany

Landgarnele — Niedenstein Facility

Lead Consulting Engineer — 3D Pilot Hatchery Design, Construction & Training

At Landgarnele's Niedenstein operating facility (housing both grow-out and hatchery operations), Exos Aqua engineered a compact, custom 3D layout for the pilot shrimp hatchery to overcome severe space limitations.

  • Supervised all stages of physical construction and worked closely with local contractors to ensure accurate technical execution.
  • Coordinated the procurement and international logistics for specialized hatchery materials and equipment.
  • Personally trained local staff on daily hatchery routines, water quality management, and larval rearing protocols.
3D Pilot Hatchery Design Construction Supervision Larval Rearing Training
RECENT • 2026–PRESENT Germany

Suburban Sea Foods

Hatchery Revival, SOP Standardization & Personnel Training

Revived a long-dormant hatchery facility, establishing its first-ever stable and consistent post-larvae production.

  • Delivered comprehensive personnel training for small-scale commercial hatchery production.
  • Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hatchery production and water treatment.
Dormant Hatchery Revival Post-Larvae Production Hatchery & Water SOPs
2023 Germany

Rheingarnelen

Microalgae System Optimization & Larval Mortality Troubleshooting

Delivered targeted biological troubleshooting and live feed system optimization for a specialized ornamental Amano shrimp hatchery.

  • Microalgae System Optimization: Established a stable, reliable system for maintaining microalgae strains at an ornamental Amano shrimp hatchery, ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality feed.
  • Targeted Troubleshooting: Investigated critical mortality issues in the larval rearing phase by diagnosing and mitigating multiple potential physical, chemical, and biological causes.
Microalgae Strain System Amano Shrimp Hatchery Mortality Diagnostics
2022–2023 France

Lisaqua

Hatchery Design, Water Treatment Flow Diagrams & Personnel Training

Provided specialized hatchery engineering and operational training for small-scale commercial shrimp hatchery production.

  • Delivered hands-on personnel training for small-scale hatchery production routines and biological management.
  • Engineered system design and process flow diagrams for hatchery production and water treatment systems.
Hatchery Flow Diagrams Water Treatment Design Personnel Training
2021–2022 Romania

Blue fish

Pilot Grow-Out Training & Artificial Seawater Mineral Formulation

Directed pilot-scale grow-out training and custom ionic water chemistry engineering for inland Penaeus vannamei production.

  • Executed full personnel training for P. vannamei grow-out production at pilot scale.
  • Developed a self-designed mineral mix formulated specifically for fast shrimp growth in artificial seawater.
Custom Mineral Mix Artificial Seawater Pilot Grow-Out Training
2020–2021 Lithuania

Local ocean

Biofloc Performance Improvement, Productivity Optimization & Training

Led a targeted biological performance improvement mandate in a commercial Penaeus vannamei biofloc farm.

  • Executed comprehensive productivity optimization across active P. vannamei biofloc grow-out operations and delivered intensive on-site personnel training.
P. vannamei Biofloc Productivity Optimization Personnel Training
2019–2021 • +200% OUTPUT Switzerland

SwissShrimp AG

Parameter Optimization (+200% Production) & Hatchery Concept Design

Executed a major biological parameter optimization mandate alongside concept engineering for a dedicated shrimp hatchery.

  • Optimization of operational and biological parameters leading directly to a 200% production increase.
  • Developed the concept design and process flow diagrams for a commercial P. vannamei shrimp hatchery.
+200% Production Increase Parameter Optimization Hatchery Concept & Flow Diagrams
EXECUTIVE & OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Management & Entrepreneurial Experience

Over a decade of direct executive leadership, company directorships, and hands-on commercial hatchery, farm, and processing management across Europe and West Africa.

Feb 2024 – 2025 Executive Management

The Sustainable Shrimp ltd

General Manager

Directed the start-up of a high-yield commercial shrimp Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) operation and built comprehensive operational and biological guidelines for 100% sustainable shrimp production.

Oct 2021 – 2023 Italy

Thetis Acquacoltura S.R.L. & Albarella Acquacoltura S.R.L.

Director (Multi-Company)

Directed multi-company operations encompassing clam hatchery and nursery start-up and personnel training. Engineered and managed microalgae production achieving 20 billion cells per day (marine diatoms and flagellates), oversaw upwelling and nursery production of Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum), and led the start-up of the first European production of soft-shell crab (Callinectes sapidus).

Oct 2019 – 2021 Austria

White Panther Production GmbH

Hatchery Manager

Led the hatchery start-up and personnel training for the first commercial European shrimp hatchery using artificial seawater. Directed reproduction and larval rearing for both Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus stylirostris, and established the first genetic program for P. stylirostris in Europe.

2017 – 2019 Europe

Eco Shrimp Farms

Post-Larvae Production & European Distribution

Managed the commercial production and distribution of marine shrimp post-larvae (PL) for the European market, specializing in Kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus) and Whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei).

2014 – 2018 Italy

Eco-Farming srl

Board Member and Shareholder | Production Manager

Served as Board Member, Shareholder, and Production Manager of a super-intensive biofloc shrimp farm housed in a greenhouse, directing the commercial production and distribution of fresh Penaeus vannamei for the European market.

2012 – 2014 The Gambia

West Africa Aquaculture Ltd

Hatchery Department Manager (2012–2014) & Processing Manager (2012–2013)

As Hatchery Department Manager (2012–2014), directed the commercial production of Penaeus monodon post-larvae for company own use—overseeing broodstock maturation, live feed cultivation, and larval rearing. Concurrently served as Processing Manager (2012–2013), managing seasonal shrimp harvesting and industrial processing for the European market.