Sales from fish farms in Indiana have more than quadrupled in the past six years from USD 3.5 million (EUR 2.6 million) in 2006 to USD 15 million (EUR 11.2 million) last year, according to a Purdue report released this week.
The report also shows the number of fish producers have grown from just 18 in 2006 to around 50 this year.
But the industry, which includes all fish producers from small-scale producers selling ornamental fish for aquariums to large fish farms that sell tilapia and shrimp to restaurants, is still small and whether it will continue to grow at such a rapid rate is uncertain.
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