Founded in 2013 as the first and only marine baitfish aquaculture company in the US, Live Advantage Bait now has a decade of production under its belt. We hatchery produce several different marine baitfish species, in addition to some foodfish species, with pinfish (Lagoon rhomboides) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulates) as our most popular sellers. We have customers ranging from grow-out farms to aquaponics facilities to researchers to restoration aiming NGOs. And are at the forefront of R&D for commercialization of these and new species to marine baitfish commercialization; committed to sound science, our community and the ecosystem.
In this talk we will talk about the evolution of the industry over the past decade, our production facility and current research underway, the market, and the many uses of our fish by our customers. In addition, we will talk about the many common pitfalls as well as opportunities producers can face moving forward.