Aquaculture development in Estonia
• Aquaculture in Estonia • 2007-2013• Future steps
Eduard KoitmaaFishery Economics Department
The Estonian fisheries sector consists ofthree major fields: fishing, fish processing,and aquaculture
FAO Fishery Statistics, Aquaculture production
Rainbow trout Salmon and Sea trout Carp Sturgeon CrayfishAfrican catfish Arctic Char Eel Angling
Estonian aquaculture
• Restocking• Crayfish farming• Commercial fish farming
Restocking
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Crayfish farming
• Noble crayfish(Astacus astacus)
• 18 farms• Production ~ 2,5 tons
Commercial fish farming
• 25 approved land based production businesses
• Production capacity ~ 2000• Production ~ 750 tons
Commercial fish farming
Main species• Rainbow trout• Carp • Eel
Other species• Arctic char• Whitefish• African catfish• Peled• Tench• Sturgeon
Aquaculture productionAquaculture
species2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Rainbow trout
622 648 789 584 622
Carp 28 70 74 61 82
Eel 45 47 30 30 12
Crayfish 2,8 2,2 10,8 5,7 2,5
Other fish 83 47 67 84 32
2007-2013Investment support for aquaculture:
• New aquaculture buildings• Reconstruction older aquaculture facilities• Farm expansion • Modernization engineering systems• RAS• etc.
2020
Aquaculture strategy 2020
• The Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
• Estonian Institute for Futures Studies
• Ministry of the Environment• Stakeholders
2020
• Estonian aquaculture production will grow substantially, because Estonian demand for aquaculture products are increasing and this trend is expected to continue
• Predictable production capacity 4500-5000tons
• Total production ???
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