Spain: El Musel sole farm quadruples Spanish production

The sole farm that the company Sea Eight - part of the Valencian group Atitlan - will build in the Gijon port of El Musel will multiply by four the current production in Spain of this species of fish, with high demand in European countries such as Belgium or the Netherlands. and in the Middle East. According to the promoter of the initiative, the Asturian businessman Jaime León, this is a project that "has no parallel" neither in Spain nor in Europe. The company has been working closely with the Asturian Government for six months to be able to launch into production as soon as possible. The forecast is that the first fingerlings will test the water in the fattening modules, which will be built a few meters from the Cantabrian Sea, in a year and a half. The sole market is growing despite the fact that its consumption in Spain took a small step back last year in Spain. "The largest consumers per capita are Belgium and the Netherlands, there is an immense market niche that in our ...