In Crimea, the only one in the whole Russia-mussels and oyster farms, which was willing to produce the delicacies on an industrial scale, has a competitor. The Federal fisheries Agency has declared that on the Peninsula is implementing a major investment project – OOO Russian black sea company “Crimean seafood” creates multiple farms for the cultivation of shellfish and commercial fish on an industrial scale.
The first phase of a large-scale project already implemented in the waters of lake Donuzlav (Western Crimea – ed.) earned-mussels and oyster farm, – told “Komsomolskaya Pravda – Crimea”, the press service of Federal Agency for fishery.
Already there are around three million oysters, and this number will each year grow. The larvae of oysters are imported not only from Russia but also other countries, including France.
Planned volume of commodity production in the lake Donuzlav be 6.5 million units and Crimean Tavria oysters and 1 thousand tons of the Crimean mussels per year, – said General Director of “Crimean seafood” Dionysius Sevastyanov. First crop of fresh, delicious clams are ready to offer to its customers this year.
In addition to shellfish the factory plans to breed valuable species of fish. Already obtained the right to lease the offshore section 210 hectares for the installation of new fish farms in the southern coast of Crimea In Katsiveli will be grown salmon, trout, seabass, pilengas. After a few months it will begin installing the first fish farm in the open sea. In addition, the Peninsula will undertake the restoration of populations of endangered species of mollusks.
