Bin Salem Holding

ABU DHABI: For the first time in the capital eggs of sturgeon fish were hatched recently.

The Royal Caviar Company (TRCC), a producer of caviar, hatched its first sturgeon fish in Abu Dhabi.

Almost 120,000 sturgeon eggs were flown in from Germany last month, and since then 80 per cent of these eggs have been hatched.

The young sturgeon will be reared not only for the production of caviar and sturgeon meat products, but will also form a part of the company’s first broodstock for breeding. 

TRCC’s Abu Dhabi-based factory utilises pisciculture technology from its partner United Food Technologies AG to deliver the best quality end product in significant volumes each month.

The factory’s state-of-the-art and facilities provide an ideal environment for breeding as the recent success has shown.

The TRCC aims to have sturgeon eggs hatch on a yearly basis.

Robert Harper, Group Commercial Director of Bin Salem Holding, owners of the TRCC, said: “The Royal Caviar Company is well placed to address the growing demand for high quality caviar.”

“This first substantial hatching is a milestone for the factory as we look towards long-term self-sustainability in Abu Dhabi.” 

The hatching rate of 80 per cent is highly encouraging. TRCC is the largest caviar factory of its kind in the world, allowing economical use of the world’s best technology and enabling monthly production of high quality caviar and fillets.

When fully operational, the 50,000m2 factory has a capacity to produce up to 35 tonnes of caviar each year, fulfilling almost 10 per cent of the global supply and demand gap.