Whether these species will be successful on the market does not, however, only depend on their “producibility”. The length of time required from the development of viable farming technologies to their implementation and the mass production of the new species is becoming ever shorter.

In spite of this, the search goes on for new fish and seafood species that might be suitable for growing in aquaculture. Nearly 600 species are currently produced worldwide in aquaculture, and more than half of them are fishes. In the year 2010, for example, the ten most important fish species in volume terms accounted for nearly three quarters of global fish production from aquaculture. Production has become more stable, less susceptible to problems, and overall more reliable… at least for the most important species which make up the greater part of production volume. Which candidates are particularly promising and what affects their market chances?ĭuring the past few years aquaculture has made huge progress in nearly all areas. Some species will probably remain niche products but others might succeed in conquering international markets. This does not only apply to production volume but also to the number of produced species. Some hatcheries already substitute the expensive live feed with formulated feed.Īlthough OECD and FAO forecasts predict that in 2021 the growth rate of aquaculture will be only half its present level it will even then still be growing. The production of fry is still a bottleneck in barramundi farming.

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