Who We Are Aquaculture Why Farmed Fish? Our Product Nutrients & Health Environment Blog Contact Us Who We Are Home Who We Are Sustainable Fish Farming Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd started operations in Malta in 1990 shortly after the National Aquaculture Centre was set up with the scope of attracting this new industry to Malta. In fact, the company was the pioneer of private fish-farming in Malta. Today, Pisciculture Marine de Malte Ltd, often referred to as P2M, is Malta’s leading aquaculture producer and is based in St Paul’s Bay, Mellieha and Imġiebaħ, in the northern part of the island. Over the past 25 years, P2M has proved that sustainable fish farming can work and it is proud of its achievements, producing on average 1200 tons of high quality fish to the European market. The company currently employs 40 persons and indirectly employs a further 20. Search Our Site: Popular Pages Who We Are Aquaculture Aquaculture Strategy for the Maltese Islands Why Farmed Fish? Our Product Nutrients & Health Environment Blog Contact Us Vacancies Caring For Our Heritage FAQs Media Contact Us Privacy Policy Vacancies Copyright © 2015-2018 Pisciculture Marine De Malte Limited (P2M)

Who We Are Aquaculture Why Farmed Fish? Our Product Nutrients & Health Environment Blog Contact Us Aquaculture Home Aquaculture Aquaculture is the culture of any aquatic animal or plant in a marine environment or, put more simply, the culture of fish or shellfish in the sea or fresh water. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines aquaculture as “the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments”, including the open sea. Researchers and aquaculture producers are ‘farming’ all kinds of freshwater and marine species of fish, shellfish and plants. Aquaculture produces fish for human consumption, sport fish, bait fish, ornamental fish, crustaceans, molluscs, algae, sea vegetables and fish eggs. Aquaculture implies the breeding, rearing and harvesting of an organism from egg to adult by mastering the full lifecycle and controlling the growing process to ensure a sustainable source of high quality protein for human consumption. This is referred to as close cycle aquaculture and is a sustainable form of farming that meets the growing demand for sea food. Search Our Site: Popular Pages Who We Are Aquaculture Aquaculture Strategy for the Maltese Islands Why Farmed Fish? Our Product Nutrients & Health Environment Blog Contact Us Vacancies Caring For Our Heritage FAQs Media Contact Us Privacy Policy Vacancies Copyright © 2015-2018 Pisciculture Marine De Malte Limited (P2M)