Australian producer breeds for new premium strain of golden barramundi

摘要

A long-term selective breeding program by Mainstream Aquaculture is paying dividends with the development of a golden-scaled cultivar that delivers a white flesh fillet with premium market appeal.Mainstream Aquaculture has been at the forefront of innovation in the modern aquaculture industry. Focussing on barramundi (Lates calcarifer), the Australian company has become the world's largest supplier of seedstock, and now exports to 21 countries.Mainstream is also a producer in its own right, growing 200t of market-sized fish annually, and currently expanding production by adding a further l,200t of RAS capacity at its Melbourne site. This expansion will see it become one of Australia's major barramundi food producers, in addition to its global seedstock market.