Georgian Fish and Caviar is an exceptional farm that is built on patriotic and national motives, as the owner of the farm, Malkhaz Shubalidze says.

Malkhaz Shubalidze began working on the project in 2013. His ambition was to develop a farm that complied with all European standards. He wanted to contribute to environmental protection and preservation of endangered species.

The farm is also run by a chief technology officer - Leri Chichinadze who studied at St. Louis University. He joined the team six months ago and the company is very proud to have a professional like him on board.

Within the spectacular work of preserving nature, the Georgian Fish and Caviar farm is also on top of the market with its product quality. The farm produces black and red caviar, which they get with a very special technique.

The farm is located in Kobuleti – built on the Black Sea basin, connected to the Kintrishi river which is the cleanest river in the region. While the river is noted for its water quality, agriculture is still protected by a 105-meter monolithic dam.

Kintrishi water is also used to create natural nutrients that are necessary for producing delicious caviar. Workers also contribute to the river's nutrient replenishment because it offers roughly 18 percent of the river's natural food. The Georgian Fish and Caviar only uses European-made food like Biomar, Skretting, and Coppens. The highest-quality food is directly linked to caviar quality and taste. Also, Poti is the city that provides the farm with raw anchovies, which are necessary for the female fish to get nutrients during the winter.

The farm is currently the region's top producer of sturgeon caviar. The farm has a total area of roughly 4 hectares. The farm is equipped with brand new technology that is monitored daily to ensure that the working process is running smoothly. Workers are constantly observing the aquaculture lifestyle to imitate wildlife as much as possible.

The scientific observations and efforts to save endangered species are the most fascinating aspects of the Georgian Fish and Caviar’s work. The professionals are watching the Colchic sturgeon for the first time in history and are working hard to combine aquaculture with wild sturgeon. The Georgian Fish and Caviar is the only farm in Georgia that produces native and clean types of fish for the first time since the Soviet Union.

Because the Colchic sturgeon is a keystone species in aquatic ecosystems, preserving its natural habitat is critical. The farm has successfully bred 600 Colchian sturgeon specimens to date. This is a significant scientific event that must be highlighted because no single study or information on the subject exists for now.

The farm has a large variety of fish. Yet, 70% of it consists of Siberian sturgeon. Out of 20,000 fish, workers attentively picked 3,000 best female fish. The farm is proud of a one-of-a-kind production system to nurture and develop the healthiest, most pure generation yet.

The Rioni River, as one of the key rivers in western Georgia, has historically been an important sturgeon habitat. Six different breeds live in the river. Diamond, stellate, ship, European/Atlantic, Colchis, and humongous are some examples. The Rioni River is currently the only natural sturgeon spawning river in the Black Sea's eastern region.

Because obtaining caviar is also a high aim for the farm, the procedure of fish milking becomes both tough and interesting. Workers must transport fish from cold to warm water to make them feel as if they are in the summer. The fish are naturally ready to spawn once the water is changed. They're fed a hormone created from cobra brains to help them reproduce naturally.

When the fish are ready to spawn, ichthyologists delicately milk them without harming their organs, as maintaining the little swimmers healthy is important to the farm's success. The milking procedure is thrilling because you know you are in complete control of the new generation's reproduction.

The facility is currently focused on environmental protection, wildlife conservation, and the production of high-quality products. They're now working on rehabilitating Colchis sturgeon population in the Black Sea, as well as a national program for river fish population that has already resulted in the release of 15,000 trout into the wild.

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