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Industrias Martec plots expansion of its spotted rose snapper offshore aquaculture operation

Quepos, Costa Rica-based Martec has garnered 3-star certification from the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) scheme for its spotted rose snapper.

Founded in 1984, Martec began as a processor and exporter of wild-catch fish and, in 2008, it expanded into off-shore cage aquaculture focused on the spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus). It claims to be the first company in the world to grow and sell spotted rose snapper commercially.

Martec’s new 3-star BAP certification applies to its hatchery, offshore farm, and processing plant, according to Martec CEO Patrick Roulet…

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