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Red porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Pagrus pagrus (Red porgy)
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Distribution
Distribution map: Pagrus pagrus (Red porgy)




Profile status
Dossier:
not provided by us yet
WelfareCheck:
F (2018-07-11)
Advice:
not provided by us yet
Taxonomy
Order:
Teleostei
Class:
Perciformes
Family:
Sparidae
Source:
Ethograms
In the wild:
not investigated by us yet
Farm/lab:
not investigated by us yet
Catch/lab:
not investigated by us yet
Habitat
Temperature:
no data found yet
Photoperiod:
no data found yet
Substrate:
Fyes
Growth
Length:
not investigated by us yet
Weight:
not investigated by us yet
Maturity:
no data found yet
Malformations:
Fyes
Swimming
Home range:
F50 ha
Depth:
F9-280 m
Migration:
Foceanodromous
Activity type:
not investigated by us yet
Reproduction
Nest building:
Fno
Courtship:
Fyes
Mating type:
no data found yet
Brood care:
no data found yet
Social behaviour
Aggregation:
no data found yet
Organisation:
not investigated by us yet
Aggression:
no data found yet
Handling
Stress | farm:
Fyes
Slaughter | farm:
Fprepared
Stress | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Slaughter | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Commercial concerns
Frequency | farm:
F4,821 t/year
Methods | farm:
Fvarying
Frequency | catch:
not investigated by us yet
Methods | catch:
not investigated by us yet

Farming remarks

Pagrus pagrus is a relatively new marine species for aquaculture. Its high market value and declining wild stocks worldwide prompted the interest of the aquaculture industry. The general rearing systems rely on technology developed for the related sparid Gilthead seabream as well as Seabass. However, some aspects of its biology in the wild and under farming conditions remain poorly understood, namely aggregation patterns and aggressive behaviour. Furthermore, it is a very sensitive species that presents very high mortality and malformation rates, and some attributes of its life history cannot be fully met in aquaculture, such as home and depth ranges. Standard slaughter procedures are also sub-optimal, despite the fact that there are humane methods developed for related species.

For details see: WelfareCheck | farm (latest major release: 2018-07-11)

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