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Price and production trends in the marine fish aquaculture in Spain
Author(s) -
GarzaGil María Dolores,
VarelaLafuente Manuel,
CaballeroMiguez Gonzalo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02106.x
Subject(s) - turbot , sea bass , fishery , aquaculture , biology , fish farming , bass (fish) , marine fish , mariculture , fish <actinopterygii>
The Spanish aquaculture sector has undergone a rapid and continuous growth becoming one of the biggest European producers. A wide range of species are farmed and, among them, the sea bass, sea bream and turbot make a significant contribution to the total of the Spanish fish farming output. In this paper, we analyse and predict the medium‐term trend of the production and price level for the three leading species previously mentioned. The results obtained show a significant increase in the production of sea bream, sea bass and turbot. The results show also a slight decrease in the sea bream average price, a stable trends for the sea bass and increasing prices for the turbot.