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AQUACULTURE BLUE ISLAND: SPECILIZED IN MARICULTURE AND FISH FARMING T he core of business of the company is the fish farming and trading of the Mediterranean species Sea Bass and Sea Bream and the trading of fresh fish from open sea fishing. The company was established in 1993 (under the name Blue Island Fish Farming Ltd) as a mariculture unit. A turning point for the company has been its conversion in 1999 into a Public Company and its listing in the Cyprus Stock Exchange. This development contributed to the growth of the company both in the field of mariculture and in the field of JANUARY FEBRUARY 2018 fresh fish trading. Today the company distinguishes itself in the Cyprus market in the fields of mariculture and fish trading, in addition to its size and its modern organizational structure and infrastructure. Both the structure and the infrastructure of the company are continu ously developing, with a view to offering a reliable and complete service to its clients, both in Cyprus and abroad. Currently the company exports to most of the European countries, the United States, Russia and the Middle East. GULF AGRICULTURE 47