China-Fish farming.

CHINA.

FISH FARM PRODUCTION.

China’s fisheries industry expects to end the year, with a stable growth recorded in the fish farming industry of 3% on the year.

The total production of farmed fish will be close to 50 million tons, there was 48.9 million tons recorded until the end on November.

Despite the global credit crunch, the industry looks lined up for expansion again next year, with a large domestic demand.

The industry manage to keep growing, through upgrading breeding ponds and good disease controls and quarantine systems.

The improvement of breeding stock was another factor.

Chile which is also a large breeder of aquatic farmed fish, has been experiencing terrible disease problems on their salmon farms.

The Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries, released a report on the industry on Tuesday in Beijing.