KYIV. April 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A sharptooth catfish farm with an annual capacity of up to 50 tonnes of fish has been opened in Kyiv region, according to a posting on the website of the State Fish Agency.
According to the report, catfish is produced using the recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that creates optimal conditions for quick fish growth.
Each month the farm receives 5,000 baby catfish from Odesa region.
The fish will be sold mainly on markets. It is planned to expand production to 200 tonnes a year and establish distribution channels via retail chains, process fish and produce smoked fish in vacuum packaging.
Vismar Aqua team designed the farm under management of businessman Liubomyr Haidamaka.
Initially Haidamaka was involved in IT business. At present he is the founder of Vismar Aqua. The company creates reflection basins, filtration systems and complexes to produce fish. The businessman plans to breed shrimp and open an oyster farm.
According to the State Fish Agency, around 50 farms produce sharptooth catfish in Ukraine with the production capacities from 1 to 50 tonnes a year.
