Farming of emergingspecies in Estonia

Regional workshop

Central and Eastern Europe: A hub for freshwater aquaculture

Tuuli Teppo

14 February 2019, Pordenone, Italy

Agenda

- Short overview of Estonian

aquaculture

- Farming experiences:

* European eel

* Sturgeons

* European crayfish

- Conclusion

Estonian aquaculture

Small-scaleproducts Different

productionmethods

Rainbowtrout &

commoncarp33 fish

farms&

25 crayfishfarms

Nicheproduction

European eel I(Anguilla anguilla)

‐ Farmed in recirculating aquaculture

system (RAS)

- Ready for marketing in 12-18 months

- Commercial and restocking purposes

‐ Main export to Netherlands

European eel II(Anguilla anguilla)

- Natural eel stocks are declining

- Management is Under state control

- 311 236 eels were restocked in 2017

Sturgeons(Acipenseridae)

- Farming started in 1970’s

- Siberian and Russian sturgeon

- Restocking, meat and caviar

- Not very demanding species

regarding environment

- Optimal growth conditions ensure

good results

European crayfish I (Astacus astacus)

- Farming is old tradition

- For conservation reasons

only European crayfish can

be farmed

European crayfish II (Astacus astacus)

- Production ca 0,8 tonnes per year

- For human consumption

and restocking

- Production is marketed in Finland,

Sweden and Estonia

Thank you!