La piscicultura en Asturias

Abstract

Fish farming currently represents over 35% of the world’s fish production. Intensive saltwater aquaculture is relatively recent in Spain - it could be said that it was not properly established until the late 1980s and it now produces three important species: turbot ( Scophthalmus maximus ), sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax ) and gilthead bream ( Sparus aurata ). The aquaculture sector in our region centres largely on the production of rainbow trout that is sold directly as fresh fish to markets. Processing is carried out by a small but growing part of the sector.