Turbot

As part of the EU’s assessments of the pandemic’s impact on different farmed fish species, researchers have explored how Covid-19 lockdowns and market upsets affected the trading bloc’s turbot and caviar markets.

Seafarm, which produces turbot in the Netherlands, has become the first in the world to achieve the ASC Flatfish Standard certification.

Stolt Sea Farm, which speicalises in production of turbot and sole, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Stolt Sea Farm (SSF) has reported revenues of $21.4 million in Q2, up from $13.6 million in the same quarter last year, when the demand for SSF’s products was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Europe’s largest flatfish farmer, Stolt Sea Farm, has announced that it is evaluating an initial public offering (IPO) of its land-based aquaculture business.

Stolt Sea Farm reported a $12 million drop in the value of its sole, sturgeon and turbot biomass during the first quarter of the year, driven “by a significant drop in market demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic”.

Stolt Sea Farm experienced a record increase in sales of its farmed turbot during 2019, with exports of the species now reaching over 30 countries.

A project that has improved the breeding of six key European fish species is coming to an end this month.