According to media report Cobia, a new kind of fish was unveiled under label fish of the future at European seafood exhibition. Marine Farms group through its subsidiary in Viet Nam is starting to grow, farm and market Cobia, which it describes as a versatile and unique food. Marine Farms Viet Nam managing director Carlos Massad expressed that Cobia is a versatile fish that can be served raw, cooked or smoked and it is easily prepared.
Cobia is not a different fish but can be prepared equally successfully in very different ways. The fish has white flesh which is easily and accurately sliced essential for the sashimi and sushi markets, but Cobia is also appetising served roasted, grilled, steamed or poached. Marine Farms is based in Nha Trang where it has its farms for growing on the fry to mature fish. At present Marine Farms buys in the juveniles selected from wild brood stock, from the Vietnamese Research Institute of Aquaculture 1.
Massad informed that the fish hatch at 26C and there is a 12-18 month cycle from hatch to harvest. He added that the company had used its years of experience in aquaculture world wide to research and develop the farming and growing of the fish. The fish have a growth rate three time that of farmed salmon – growing from just two grams to five kilograms in a year. While at present the company is producing 1,500 tonnes of fish, it has the capacity to produce 6,000 tonnes.
