Can Spanish mackerel be cultured artificially?

Spanish mackerel, whose scientific name is blue-dot mackerel, is a warm upper migratory fish of the order Bayeridae. There are many species. It grows in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea of China. It feeds on small pelagic fish, migrates in groups in summer and autumn, and spawns in the Bohai Sea. In autumn season, it is one of the economic fishes in the north, which is often used as bait in groups near coastal islands and reefs.

Can Spanish mackerel be cultured artificially?

Spanish mackerel can be cultured. Although Spanish mackerel can be cultured, its economic value is low and culture is meaningless. At the same time, the cost of culture is relatively high, and the survival rate of Spanish mackerel is low, so the scale of culture is gradually reduced, now basically no culture, the taste of sea fishing is better.

Growth environment of Spanish mackerel

Spanish mackerel is a warm pelagic fish, which feeds on small pelagic fishes, migrates offshore in groups in summer and autumn, and some of them enter the Bohai Sea to spawn. In autumn, they often take bait in groups near coastal islands and reefs, which is one of the economic fish in the northern sea area. The peak fishing season is from May to June. Spring flood is from April to June, autumn flood is from July to October, and peak season is from May to June. The fishing methods are drift net, wheel middle trawl and hook fishing, etc.

Common species of Spanish mackerel

1. Chinese mackerel: Chinese mackerel is a mackerel fish of the genus mackerel, distributed in the western Pacific region, down from Hainan, Japan to the Indo-China Peninsula, and even found in the Meigong River in Thailand. China is distributed in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, Yellow Sea and other sea areas.

2. Spotted mackerel: spotted mackerel is a kind of fish of the genus mackerel family, which is distributed in Indonesia, India, Malay Peninsula, Australia, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, East China Sea and other waters. It lives at a depth of 15,200 meters. It belongs to coastal warm-water pelagic fishes, can swim back and is carnivorous. It feeds on fish, crustaceans, squid, etc., and is a kind of edible fish and swimming fishing with high economic value.

3. Kang's mackerel: Kang's mackerel lives in the sea area of 10 to 70 meters. It swims fast and has a little tolerance for fresh water. It often appears in the sea water with high turbidity. It is carnivorous, mainly small fish. China is produced in the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. In the South China Sea, the sea near Wenchangpu in Hainan is the most famous. The main fishing grounds are Zhoushan, the outer sea of Lianyungang and the southern coast of Shandong.