Abstract

The present invention discloses a system and a method for handling and conditioning breeders of benthonic and demersal fishes and for their reproduction and obtaining of viable eggs. The new fish farming method for benthonic and demersal fishes is performed in specially conditioned tanks optionally comprising one or more shelters. The process allows controlling all important parameters in the culture, optimizing the obtaining of eggs. Shelters are also objects of the invention, and can be used in artificial facilities and not necessarily in the sea. Furthermore, the shelters do not need to be at a depth where benthonic and demersal fishes usually live, and can be installed in an artificial facility, such as a shallow tank, out of the sea. The method and system of the present invention allows the reproduction of benthonic and demersal fishes for production of viable eggs.