Baja Aqua Farms

Baja Aqua Farms was founded just before the turn of the century in 1999. Since its creation, BAF has held an unwavering belief that our oceans are an integral part of humanity; providing us with nourishment, prosperity, and an honorable means of life. Holding this deep respect for our oceans, the company has stayed true to its moral and ethical compass along its journey as a world leading producer of fresh, sashimi grade Pacific Bluefin Tuna (PBFT); constructively questioning its own business model, strategy, and farm and resources management practices along the way. Currently, BAF holds more than 12 km2 (roughly 3,000 acres) of lease sites for the production of PBFT along the northern Pacific coast of Mexico. BAF has played a critical role in not only developing the sustainable aquaculture industry in Mexico but in the recovery story of the PBFT which in 2010 was listed as an at-risk species due to a historically low wild stock; advocating for strict quota management measures and promoting the shift from a commodity trade to a premium product. Throughout its journey, BAF has been very prudent about its growth; integrating components into its core business as it expands its capabilities and innovates its business model to enrich its value chain. As a result of deliberate, and exceptionally executed plans, today, BAF is a vertically integrated company with capabilities that span from the spotting and fishing of wild PBFT in Mexican waters, the transfer of live PBFT into holding pens, the fishing of bait fish as fresh feed, the holding, rearing, and slaughter of PBFT, through to the marketing and sales of fresh, premium grade, best choice PBFT. BAF´s core philosophy is centered around innovation and continuous improvement as well as an untamed spirit of adventure that demands bravery, ambition, independence, and an intrepid curiosity that drives it to break out of its comfort zone into a never-ending search for new, unmapped horizons.