Eumofa: Italy is the largest sturgeon producer in the EU

Published 2023년 2월 9일

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The European Fish and Seafood Market Monitoring Service report highlights the importance of sturgeon aquaculture, with a focus on caviar production but also the revenue generated from male sturgeon meat. The report emphasizes the long breeding period for female sturgeons and the potential for meat production during this time. There has been a significant increase in global sturgeon production, dominated by China, with Italy being the leading EU member in production. The report also mentions the export of sturgeon by-products and the health benefits of sturgeon meat, which is commonly consumed in Eastern Europe, China, and Russia.

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In the same study, the European Fish and Seafood Market Monitoring Service acknowledges that most sturgeons are raised in aquaculture for caviar production. However, "the economic viability of sturgeon aquaculture farms depends on the availability of a market for their meat." Depending on the species, it takes 8 to 10 years for a female sturgeon to reach sexual maturity; the period during which the meat of male sturgeon fish is the main product in the volume produced in sturgeon farms. However, once the female caviar population is established, meat remains an important commodity for sturgeon farms. According to Eumofa, there has been strong growth in sturgeon aquaculture production over the past 20 years, mainly due to production in China. In 2002, the world production of sturgeon was 4100 tons, half of which was produced in Russia and the rest in the EU. World production tripled in 2003, driven by China's production, which exceeded 9,000 tons. In 2020, China accounted for 84% of ...

Source: Fishretail