Kamenz (dpa/sn) – The production of edible fish has increased again in Saxony. As the Statistical Office of the Free State announced on Thursday in Kamenz, 2235 tons were produced last year – an increase of four percent compared to 2020. With a share of 12.2 percent of the total fish production in Germany, Saxony is still in fourth place after Bavaria (29.2 percent), Lower Saxony (15.5 percent) and Baden-Württemberg (14.1 percent). it was called.
According to the statistics, three quarters of the edible fish produced in Saxony are carp. 1696 tons of it came from the local fish farms, which means that Saxony is still the second largest carp producer of all federal states. The second most common species was grass carp at 124 tonnes, followed by rainbow trout at 107 tonnes. Tench, African catfish and Siberian sturgeon each accounted for more than 30 tons.
