What fish species are farmed?
The most commonly farmed fish are the large family of carps. These are farmed in many Asian and Eastern European countries, but not usually sold in the markets of Western Europe, North America or Japan. In the latter markets salmon is now the most commonly eaten farmed fish, together with others such as trout, catfish, tilapia, seabass and seabream, and yellow tail (amberjack). There is also great interest in many parts of the world in growing other species of fish. Some of these include halibut, European turbot, tuna, cod, sturgeon, various species of snapper, red drum (red fish), cobia, Pacific threadfish, and many more.
