Octopus became the species that adults bet on the most Galician fishing in recent years with inorganic growth operations (Profand and Sofinas in Morocco) or alliances signed with Mauritanian partners (Pescapuerta, Iberconsa or Pereira). In addition, the demand is very high and the profitability is Migration of Spanish ships to a good part north africa coastWith exported units such as Monte Víos, Portomayor, Playa de Loureiro or Nuevo Santa María. It is the king of cephalopods and there is currently no substitute for aquaculture.
This was a research project at the Vigo and Tenerife centers of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and was the first project to reintroduce the patented octopus in captivity worldwide. New Pescanova to capitalize on market traction. The Chapela multinational company has foreseen a project macro farm Analyzing the Galician coast to achieve industrial production levels and construction. This is stated in the description Environmental Impact Report published by the Government of the Canary Islandsa community where the company found a location for this facility.
Specifically, Pescanova considered four locations: the Galician coast (the document does not specify the region or region), El Saladero (Tenerife), Castillo del Romeral (Gran Canaria) and the port of Las Palmas. Finally, the location chosen is the second, on the La Esfinge pier and on a plot of land of approximately 52,700 square metres. The group’s aquaculture activity in Galicia Turbot fish farm in Xoveoffspring obtained from facilities Mougas (Oia). Under the presidency of Manuel Fernández de Sousa, Pescanova SA (formerly Pescanova, predecessor of the current company) promoted a massive livestock farm in Cabo Touriñán, which was approved by the incumbent Manuel Fraga Government. After the duo was paralyzed by the project planned at Rede Natura, Sousa took him to Mira, Portugal. Nowadays it is called Flatlantic.
Area covered according to official documents The facility will be approximately 31,000 square meters It will require an investment of 51 million euros. It is true that Nueva Pescanova hopes to start the production phase in 2023 – this is stated in the strategic plan for Value for 2020-2024 – but the action remains pending two years after the start of procedures with the island manager. “Plans to establish a farm in the Canary Islands are ongoing and all steps are being taken to realize these plans,” a spokesman for the fishing company told local portal Canarias7 on September 30. It is anticipated that the construction work will take 30 months in any case. Not just to raise the building breeding and fattening tanks – in combination with a warehouse, ice plant, loading dock or office – as well astake seawater and return it after purification. It envisages discharges at a depth of -16 meters and up to 260 meters into the sea.
Product
The goal is to reach a goal Annual production of 2,400 tons, Threshold to be reached in the fifth year of implementation. Nueva Pescanova estimates for every cubic meter of water in tanks There are three octopus specimens for fattening. A puppy weighing one kilogram will take 8 to 15 months to reach approximately 3 kilograms, which is the optimal size for marketing. This is a much shorter period than, for example, that of turbot (reaching 2.3 kilos after 900 days) or salar salmon (up to 18 months). Vannamei shrimp, on the other hand, can reach the ideal size for sale within five months in an intensive production tank. In the case of the octopus, its cultivation for human consumption has sparked much controversy; many groups call it “cruel” because they are carnivorous animals. In this sense, Brussels recommended the cultivation of “trophic species that do not require animal nutrition”.
Breeding octopuses for starters future GaliciaFrom the facilities of the Nueva Pescanova Biomarine Center (O Grove). Then the canary plant will become self-sufficient and intensify its entire reproductive cycle. “The product will initially be distributed clean and frozen,” the report states. “In the second phase, work will be done on the development of new value-added products that require more industrial complexity.” Although the company officially says that the plans for this factory remain on the table, the current situation in Nueva Pescanova is not suitable for the implementation of this plan. At least in the short term. After the sale to Canadian Cooke Inc. was canceled due to the advancement of Faro de Vigo from the Prensa Ibérica group, the owner of the group (Abanca) decided to propose a new strategic plan and implement it alone. Sources close to the company stated that the plan is still in its early stages and therefore they cannot determine whether this new plan (which will be the third plan since Nueva Pescanova SL was revealed in 2015) will be extended until 2015. four years. .
>Budget
The construction work, with a budget of around 51 million euros, includes tanks and underwater outlets for cephalopod rearing and fattening tanks.
>Production
It is aimed to reach 2,400 tons per year in the fifth year of the facility’s commissioning. There will be 3 octopuses per cubic meter in the fattening tanks. The group estimates the size for commercial use will be three kilograms. H Breeding octopuses will initially come from Galicia, Nueva Pescanova Biomarine Center (O Grove). The canary plant will then become self-sufficient.