The fish farming market - France

The fish farming is one of the branches of aquaculture that refers to the farming of fish in fresh water (pond fish farming), in brackish water (salmon farming) or in saline water (marine fish farming). There are two main types of fish farming: production in pond and production intensive at artificial pool or in cages . Fish farming marine and new is developing mainly in the Mediterranean basin, in sea waters. More than 500 production sites in France are listed for nearly 300 commercial companies. Production activity is concentrated in 3 major regional basins : New Aquitaine, the Hauts de France and Brittany concentrate more than ¾ of the national production. France is a large producer and breeder of fish in Europe France, for example, produces nearly 40,000 tonnes of trout in 2016, making it the third largest producer of freshwater trout in Europe. France is pioneer in marine fish farming but only produces about 5,000 tonnes of marine fish, compared to more than a million salmon in Norway, for example. In addition, France is now one of the world's leading producers of major consumer markets of aquatic products in the European Union: the tuna is the first species consumed, followed by salmon, cod, trout and tropical fish