Established in the year 2000 Baja Aqua-farms S.A. de C.V. has become the premier Bluefin Tuna farm in North America. Located in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico., the Company’s two farming locations, one near Islas Coronados and the other in Salisipuedes Bay, allows for farming of Pacific Bluefin Tuna year round.
The Company’s core product, Sashimi Grade Tuna, is exported to the Japanese Sushi and Sashimi market as well as domestically to Mexico and the Western United States.
Baja Aqua-farms’ activities consist of:
- Tuna fishing
- Tuna farming
- Feed fishing
- Processing of fish feed for our tuna farming operations
- Research and Development
- Tuna harvesting and processing
- Sales and exports of tuna
Today with over 250 employees Baja Aqua-farms is the largest Aquaculture Company in Mexico. Its Mission is to produce and distribute the best quality Pacific Blue Tuna in an economical and environmentally responsible manner.
Baja Aqua-farms in numbers:
Concessions: 2
Cages: 60
Farming Capacity: 4,800 metric tons
Harvested output in 2011: 1,534 metric tons
Feed Conversion Ratio: 17-20:1
Employees: 360
