| Ardag Quality Mariculture Ardag Ltd., located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Aqaba, is Israel's largest and most experienced mariculture company. A cooperative business, owned and operated by five kibbutzim in the southern Arava valley, Ardag today operates three main facilities: A Marine Hatchery, with an 8 million fry per year capacity A Sea Cage Farm, which produces 1400 tons of fish each year A Packing House, for deep chilling our fish and preparing them for world wide shipment Ardag's annual sales in 2000 were approximately $10 M. Ardag has 55 employees. We produce several types of fish and fingerlings: the Gilt Head Sea Bream (Dorade Royale/Sparus aurata); Red Drum (Ombrina /Sciaenops ocellatus); and the European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Ardag markets fish to the USA, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, and to the local Israeli market. Due to our advanced packaging and marketing techniques, we can harvest fish from the sea cages and deliver them deep-chilled to most destinations within 24 hours. Production at Ardag is continuous and year-round, an ability we have developed in order to ensure a steady, dependable supply of fish to all of our customers, in every season. |  |
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