Aquaculture Europe 2019 - Brochure

The German aquaculture sector is unique in its diversity, ranging from extensive cultivation systems in ponds and coastlines to intense indoor farming. The annual aquaculture production of fish and mussels accounts for 33,000 tonnes. Main finfish species common carp and other cyprinids are produced in warm water ponds, rainbow trout and other salmonids in flow-through and raceways systems. Freshwater species encompass sturgeon, catfish, eel, pikeperch and perch. Marine aquaculture entails the production of blue mussels and oysters in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, as well as a handful of high-tech RAS facilities producing tropical shrimp and marine finfish for high end markets. Marine and freshwater microalgae and macro algae are being cultivated by several companies throughout the country.