Our holding has successfully expanded its activities, including breeding, growing, processing and selling valuable fish species and products obtained after processing at our fish processing complexes. We grow valuable fish species both in closed artificial aqua farms and in open waters of the Black and Azov Seas.

At the moment, in the south of the Russian Federation, by November 1, we have already built and put into operation 24 aquafarms, including aquafarms with open storage in marine areas. We also stock the following valuable fish species:

Sturgeon:

- Beluga

- Sterlet (in three populations)

- Sevruga

- Russian Sturgeon

- Caspian Sturgeon

- Lensky Sturgeon

- Siberian Sturgeon

- Astrakhan Sturgeon

- Kaluga

- Kaluga Albino

Sturgeon hybrids:

- Bester (female Beluga, male Sterlet)

- Sterbel (female sterlet, male Beluga)

- Rolo (Russian Sturgeon female, Lena Sturgeon male)

- Lenbel (Lensky Sturgeon female, Beluga male)

- Lemur (Lena Sturgeon female, Amur Sturgeon male)

From the fourth year after the release of juveniles (young individuals weighing from 150 to 200 grams and from 400 to 600 grams), we get the first results in obtaining black and red caviar from Sterlet and Trout. The remaining sturgeon and salmon fish are growing and gaining weight successfully, and we expect an increase in the production of valuable products, including black and red caviar, as well as other premium fish products in a year or two.

We have built a modern fish processing plant, equipped with advanced equipment using Norwegian, Swedish, Russian and Japanese technologies. However, an important factor is the availability of highly qualified specialists. We attracted experts from different regions, including fish farmers, ichthyologists, veterinarians, livestock specialists and engineering personnel. We provide them with modern living conditions and stable, decent wages.

Engineers and researchers in the field of ichthyology focus on the following areas:

1. Phylogenetics.

2. Anatomy.

3. Ecology.

4. Physiology.

We actively cooperate with research institutes and the Russian Academy of Sciences for the effective development of sturgeon and salmon species. This area requires both high-level specialists and investments.

We also pay attention to protecting fish from various threats, including getting into water intake structures, especially those located in the open waters of the Black and Azov Seas. We conduct ichthyological monitoring using international and Russian experience in the field of fish farming and aquaculture. This monitoring includes studying temperature, water quality, cleanliness, lighting, oxygen levels and basic hydrochemistry.

Our team’s specialists, regardless of skill level, work to provide a sustainable environment for fish and preserve aquatic biological resources in aquaculture fish production. We have gathered experts whose task is to ensure the proper functioning of aquatic ecological systems and artificial reservoirs, as well as compliance with technologies for breeding and growing fish.

Ichthyology also plays an important role in the study of fish spawning, which you can read more about on our website for a more in-depth look.

Sturgeon fish section

The sturgeon begins producing caviar at the age of 7-8 years, while the beluga does this only once every 11-12 years. Every year, sturgeon fish undergo ultrasound examination to determine the development of caviar-producing organs. The female is capable of laying from 20,000 to 900,000 black eggs with a diameter of 2.4 to 2.9 centimeters. The intervals between egg production vary from 1 to 4 years among individuals, and their lifespan is 60 years.

At our enterprise, 9 species of sturgeon are grown out of a total of 18 that exist in nature. The fish live in special tanks, and their number in the workshop exceeds dozens. This can be seen on our website with approximately 200 fish per tank. To provide the best conditions for the fish, the water is specially oxygenated to 95%, which allows more fish to be placed in the tanks. The fish awaiting caviar are fed exclusively with imported food twice a day. The main component of the feed is expensive fishmeal, and the cost of one kilogram of such feed ranges from 1 to 1.5 dollars.

In Russia, aquaculture is not as developed as in many other countries, so the production of fish feed is also at an early stage of development. However, we believe that the future of aquaculture in Russia is promising.

Water temperature plays a decisive role in production. We install powerful water chillers, and 60% of our water comes from our own wells. We create artificial climatic conditions, simulating winter and spring, and the water temperature is maintained at a level that fluctuates by no more than 0.5°, to a maximum of 1°. Exceeding these limits can negatively affect the production of caviar and even lead to the death of the fish. The sex of the fish is determined approximately in the third, fourth or fifth year of life. The females are used for caviar production, while the males are intended for sale.

Determining the sex of a fish begins with visual observation, and then a more in-depth study is carried out using ultrasound. After passing all the tests, the fish are grouped: females separately, males separately. All information about each individual is kept in electronic form, and enterprise operators carry out records at the control point. Each fish is implanted with a veterinary chip, which allows statistics to be kept. Sturgeon caviar differs in size, quality, taste and, of course, price.

Flowing artesian water, saturated with oxygen, provides real natural living conditions for fry and adult sturgeon fish.

Our fish's diet includes natural feed - what sturgeons eat in the wild and what is necessary for growing healthy individuals.

Special attention is paid to selected albino females, their condition is constantly monitored, and all necessary conditions are created to obtain the highest quality caviar.

We only add about 3.2% salt to maintain the integrity of the flavor so you can enjoy this amazing caviar at its best.

Rare fish: an albino sturgeon, which is usually bred to produce the world's most expensive golden caviar, now lives on a farm in the village of Goreloye in the Tambov region. The unique animal was discovered during a routine sturgeon sorting.

White sturgeons are extremely rare in nature, their caviar is not black, but golden. The body of this unique animal is ivory-colored. It's all about genetics.

The smallest caviar is produced by the sterlet, but it spawns twice a year. Sevruga, sturgeon and other species of sturgeon fish spawn once a year, depending on the rearing system and the quality of feed.

Salmon fish species

Over three years of breeding salmon fish in our artificial conditions, we have achieved impressive results in the selection of red caviar. This was especially successful in the case of trout, first spawning salmon, salmon, and partly chum salmon. Chum salmon, for example, produce eggs only once in their life, after which they complete their life cycle. Caviar from different types of salmon fish has differences in size, color, taste and pricing.

Our construction of new aquafarms in the basins of the Black and Azov Seas represents additional investment in the economy of the regions of the Russian Federation. In addition, it contributes to the creation of new jobs with decent wages and an increase in tax revenues to the budgets of Russian regions.

The northern part of Russia is actively involved in scientific research on the cultivation of salmon fish due to the fact that salmon fish species are characteristic representatives of the northern flora and fauna. In the basins of the Northern region you can find trout, omul, chum salmon, salmon, muksun, coho salmon, chinook salmon and whitefish.

The process of stocking our pools and aqua farms was carried out using fry delivered from Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Primorsky Krai. Aviation was used to deliver the fry weighing from 100 to 200 grams. We are deeply grateful to everyone who assisted us in propagating northern fish species in the southern regions of Russia.

During the period of stocking our basins with salmon fish, we actively conducted research and collaborated with the Pacific branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of the Russian Society. In the Primorsky, Khabarovsk Territories and Sakhalin there are many salmon fish hatcheries. Let's list some of them:

Barabashevsky fish hatchery, one of the largest in the Primorsky Territory. This enterprise releases about 19 million pieces of juvenile chum and salmon into the waters of Russian rivers and seas, according to the press center of Rosrybolovstvo.

Ryazanovsky fish hatchery, which specializes in breeding chum salmon and salmon. In the Primorsky Territory there are six salmon fish hatcheries with a total capacity of 83.5 million juveniles per year.

Buyuklovsky salmon fish hatchery in the Sakhalin region.

The listed enterprises were the main sources of juveniles, which were used for stocking our aqua farms. This entire process was carefully studied, and we also received assistance from the Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

We successfully cooperate in the field of fish farming and ichthyology with such institutions as:

Moscow State University of Technology and Management named after K.G. Razumovsky,

Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov,

Institute of Oceanology named after P. Shirshov,

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg,

All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography,

Azov Research Institute of Fisheries,

Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas named after A. Kovalevsky,

Scientific and educational center "Sturgeon Breeding" of Astrakhan State University.