Mexican marine finfish farmer Earth Ocean Farms has been awarded a commercial ocean concession of 343 hectares in Baja California Sur as part of Mexico´s policy of producing sustainably farmed fish.

Advanced in offshore cage technology and species development, EOF believes more farmed varieties of finfish species are needed in international markets.

Through a special permit called an UMA, EOF raises the endangered fish totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) and red snapper/huachinango-pargo (Lutjanus peru).

The farm contributes to President Enrique Peña Nieto’s Cruzada Nacional Contra el Hambre by providing healthy seafood options to Mexican consumers.

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