Giving Back.

At Tropic Seafood, a small percentage of the lobster delivered to our facility arrives as whole live lobster. During the open spiny lobster fishing season from August 1st to March 31st, lobster are put into “live” tanks and kept alive for local sales in Nassau. Depending on how many arrived

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Snapper Project Update.

Well into its third year and the recent update on our Snapper project is that it is going swimmingly well! Our broodstock weighs in at a whopping 13-15 pounds each as the fish are content and eating well. A combination of their diverse and natural diet consists of squid, shrimp,

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Prime Minister Pays A Visit To Tropic Seafood.

This past February, we welcomed prime minister of the Bahamas, The Honorable Brave Davis, as we opened the doors to our facility with a grand tour of Tropic Seafood. The Prime Minister learned first-hand about our fish cultures and the shipping of live spiny lobsters. His current concerns around sustainability

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Lobster Season Comes To A Close.

The 2022 lobster season came to a close on March 31, 2022. It took several weeks for the fishermen to return to port with the end of the season catch, meaning Tropic Seafood will have enough product to process well into the month of May. “I’m sure the fisherman will

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Saying Goodbye To the Bahamian Grouper.

After eight years in captivity, our Bahamian Nassau Grouper have been set free. These grouper have been kept as broodstock in our Tropic Seafood Aquaculture Research Facility in Nassau, Bahamas, and harvested from the wild when they were young, to study how the species reproduces in captivity. Learn more here:

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The Bahamian MSC Spiny Lobster Fishery.

It’s harvest time in the Bahamas, and the daily flood of dayboats on the water are proof. Each fisherman is on the hunt for the fullest condo and the perfect lobsters. See the action here: https://bit.ly/3lAqol9  

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American Snapper Culture at TSL.

One of the most expensive operating costs within aquaculture comes down to the product of fish feed. Procurement of fish meal, the primary ingredient of fish feed, presents a financial challenge for an aquaculturist as well as an environmental challenge. Because of these challenges alternate protein sources including soy and

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Farm-Raised Snapper Update.

We’re excited to update that our saltwater, farm-raised red snapper have been growing at a phenomenal rate. Survival has virtually been sitting at 100% since the fingerling stage, and they’ve now attained a beautiful red color, proving them to be the perfect species for culture in the Bahamas. This successful

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New American Red Snapper Fingerlings Arrive.

New American Red Snapper fingerlings weighing in at only 1-gram each, have arrived at our Tropic Seafood facility in Nassau, Bahamas.  It will take approximately one year for each of these fingerlings to reach two pounds, as they mature indoors in above-ground seawater tanks. Tropic Seafood expects excellent survival rates,

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