Meagre

Nowadays

This is the especies with the highest potential development due to its quick growth and it is a good option to satisfy diversification of cultivated species.

Dibaq’s bet on this species by working with research centres and producers to develop a specific formula that requires a balanced protein (fat).

A very special herd swimming behaviour has also lead to the development of new feeding techiniques to optimize the highest efficiency.

  •  Distribution: It lives in the whole Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean. They are erratic coast animales that live in small groups.
  •  Feeding: Voraceous fish eaters. The young ones can usually be found in estuaries.
  •  Fishing: It is fished with trawls, reed and rarely with bottom trawl.
  •  Breeding: Consolidated in cages, experimental tanks and ponds.
  •  Repro: Sexual maturity starts after the second or the third year. Spawning is 68,182 eggs/lb at 60.8-68ºF. The eggs’ diameter is 990-1000 micron.
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  • Temperature
    • 60.8-68ºF
  • Salinity
    • 35-37 per mille
  • Oxygen
    • > 6 ppm
  • Density
    • 28.4-56.8 e/p
  • Survival
    • 15-20%
  • Egg diameter
    • 0.4-0.5 in
  • Length larva
    • 0.9-0.12 in
  • Temperature
    • 71.6-78.8ºF
  • Salinity
    • 30-40 per mille
  • Oxygen
    • > 5 ppm
  • Load
    • 1.25-1.56lb/ft3
  • Duration
    • 12-14 months
  • Final weight
    • 2.2-3.09 lb
  • Survival
    • 85-90%