Honduras Weekly
TAquafinca Saint Peter Fish SA in San Francisco de Yojoa (Cortés) is owned by the Regal Springs Tilapia Group. This is also the first Regal Springs’ facility to receive Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. The Honduras operation includes a hatchery, growout farms, a processing plant and a fishmeal and biodiesel plant. Built in 2003, the processing plant has an annual capacity of 30,000 metric tons whole weight equivalent. All fish are transported live from the farm to the processing plant. The farms are located near the processing plant (about 45 minutes away). There are two growout farms; both are floating-cage systems. Aquafinca Saint Peter Fish produces fresh and frozen tilapia fillets, loins, portions and whole fish. It also uses all by-products generated in the processing plant to produce fishmeal, fish oil, biodiesel, skins and scales; 100 percent of the fish is utilised.