Cobia: A New Species for Aquaculture in the US

摘要

As aquaculture production continues to increase worldwide, research on potential candidate species is a critical component for success of the industry. In the United States, warmwater marine fish culture in particular has been limited primarily to reddrum, Sciaenops ocellatus, inasmuch as this is one of the few species for which spawning can be controlled and larvae raised in sufficient quantities to support commercial production Recent research with another marine species, cobia, Rachycentron canadum, has generated considerable interest from both science and industry, primarily because of its rapid growth rate and flesh quality. Currently, cobia culture in the US is in the research phase but preliminary investigations and reported production fromTaiwan suggest that it has good potential as an aquaculture species.