Fish farming is necessary and more will be needed in the future. Hence, RAS systems will continue to develop, but their improvement cannot be achieved if there is no communication within the industry (involving producers, suppliers, researchers and consultants). Furthermore, it is well known that the lack of information is due to a lack of governance (e.g. APROMAR, 2010; Scottish Executive, 2003), together with and insufficient collaboration within different work areas in aquaculture. Thus, as concluded for this study there is a disincentive for communication at a commercial level, as well as a fear of reporting “bad news of failures”
to the public. Nonetheless, knowledge of RAS control and management techniques are gained with experience and, as has been demonstrated, a knowledge of the technical or engineering part
of the system does not always lead to success. Moreover, this study has shown that suppliers and producers do not agree, when requesting industry’s point of view, revealing evidence of individualism. It is considered (and confirmed herein) that sharing experiences and issues (without compromising on confidential data), can be beneficial for all parties. This study has confirmed also that social networks are useful communication channels and they are nowadays the best way to bring the people studying on RAS together.