Spain: Murcian aquaculture produced 8,505 tonnes of bluefin tuna, sea bass, and sea bream worth 83 million in 2020

The aquaculture sector of the Region of Murcia produced in 2020 a total of 8,505 tonnes of fish, bluefin tuna, sea bream and sea bass, worth more than 83 million euros; to which must be added almost 4.5 million meager fry, amounting to about 2 million euros; and the production of microalgae. In total, just over 85 million euros is the value achieved by these products. These data were offered by the Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Environment, Antonio Luengo, on the occasion of the visit he made to the facilities of the Ricardo Fuentes Group, dedicated to aquaculture, among other activities, where he attended the cutting or grinding of tuna. Luengo stressed that, "although the damage caused by DANA in September 2019 and the storm Gloria in 2020 were very large, and The effects of Covid-19 have also hit the sector, figures such as those offered last year for bluefin tuna, with a growth compared to 2019 of 1.3 tons of production and 13.5 million euros in ...