Lucky Fish CO

What Lucky Fish CO does

Lucky Fish CO is a Turkish vertically integrated aquaculture company specializing in Mediterranean Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Sea Bream (Sparus aurata), founded in 1986 by the Kopuzmar family at Muğla Kazıklı bay near Didim. The company operates the full production chain — hatchery (78 million juveniles/year), in-house fish feed production (25,000 tonnes capacity), grow-out farms (7,200 tonnes) at two Aegean Sea cage locations, and a computer-controlled automated processing plant in Aydin — with all facilities kept in close proximity to enable full traceability from egg to finished product. Products span three lines: wholesale (whole, gutted, fillets, special cuts, processed), food service (sashimi, stuffed, skewer, tartar, seabass fillets with potato slices), and branded retail ready-to-cook/eat SKUs featuring proprietary sauces such as Sicilian, Olive Oil & Sage, Acqua Pazza, Mediterranean, and olive oil & caper.

The business operates as a B2B exporter selling directly to global seafood wholesalers, retail supermarket chains, and food service operators across the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Africa, with EU approval number TR-09-0062 enabling European market access. Pricing is negotiated enterprise-to-enterprise and not publicly disclosed. GTM is event-driven, anchored by 12+ consecutive years exhibiting at Seafood Expo Global (Brussels/Barcelona) and recurring presence at Seafood Expo North America (Boston), supplemented by a multilingual corporate website and downloadable product catalog. The company holds an unusually comprehensive certification stack: it was the world's first to achieve 4-star BAP for Mediterranean sea bass and bream (covering feed plant, hatchery, farms and processing plant), was among the first ASC-certified producers under the new standard, and additionally maintains BRC, IFS, GLOBAL GAP, Friend of the Sea, Whole Foods Market, HACCP, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications.

Ownership has transitioned twice at the private equity level: Mediterra Capital acquired 100% in 2013, and UAE-based E20 Investment acquired a controlling majority stake in 2024 with a stated mandate to add new country markets and expand production capacity. The company is led by CEO Ismail Aksoy and operates group entities including Gökçe Su Ürünleri A.Ş., Kopuzmar Su Ürünleri Sanayi A.Ş., and Uğurlu Balık A.Ş., with head office in Izmir and a dedicated sales and operations footprint across the Aegean region.

Name

Lucky Fish CO

Legal name

Lucky Fish CO

Website

http://luckyfish.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lucky Fish CO is a vertically integrated Turkish aquaculture producer of Mediterranean Sea Bass and Sea Bream, operating hatchery, feed mill, grow-out farms, and automated processing to serve global seafood wholesalers, retail supermarket chains, and food service operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Seafood Production

NAICS

Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries (112511), Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (31171), Aquaculture (1125)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Finfish Farming (e.g., salmon, tilapia, catfish) (AFAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Finfish Hatcheries (Freshwater & Marine) (AFAEAKAA), Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL), Finfish Feed (Salmonids, Trout, Sea Bass/Bream, Tilapia, Catfish) (AFADADAA)

Keywords

• Mediterranean aquaculture
• Seafood processing
• Fish feed production
• Value-added seafood
• Sea Bass and Sea Bream

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayrakli

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Seafood Product Sales: Lucky Fish generates revenue through the sale of processed Mediterranean fish species including Sea Bass and Sea Bream. Products are sold fresh, frozen, whole, gutted, filleted, and as branded recipe ready-to-cook & eat products. Revenue comes from B2B sales to global seafood wholesalers and retail supermarket chains.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lucky Fish CO is a vertically integrated Mediterranean aquaculture producer specializing in Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Sea Bream (Sparus aurata). Operations span hatchery (78 million juveniles), fish farming (7,200 tonnes), in-house feed production (25,000 tonnes), and an automated processing plant that delivers fresh, frozen, whole, gutted, filleted, and value-added ready-to-cook/eat products.

Product overview

Lucky Fish CO is a vertically integrated Mediterranean seafood company specializing in Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) aquaculture, processing, and distribution. The company operates across three main product categories: Wholesale (Whole & Round, Fillets, Fillets-Special Cut, Processed), Food Service Offerings (Gilthead Seabream and European Seabass in Stuffed, Sashimi, Skewer, Tartar preparations), and Retail Offerings (branded recipe ready-to-cook & eat fish products with sauces like Sicillian, Olive Oil and Sage, Acqua Pazza, Mediterranean, and olive oil and caper). Lucky Fish serves as a fully integrated sustainable supplier to global customers including seafood wholesalers and retail supermarket chains worldwide, with facilities including hatcheries (78 million juveniles capacity), fish farms (7,200 tonnes), feed mills (25,000 tonnes), and processing plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• World's first company eligible to offer four-star BAP Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ugurlu Balik (Uğurlu Balık Su Ürünleri Üretim San. Tic. A.Ş)coreOthersUgurlu Balik is the umbrella group under which Lucky Fish operates. Lucky Fish Co. officially launched as the new brand name at the Brussels seafood show, replacing the previous Kopuzmar name. The group includes facilities in Aydin and Mugla, fish cages in the Aegean Sea, and associated companies Gökçe Su Ürünleri A.Ş. and Kopuzmar Su Ürünleri Sanayi A.Ş.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pescanova: Spanish seafood conglomerate farming and processing multiple species including Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream, with global distribution. Overlaps on species and product formats but operates across a broader seafood portfolio.
• Mowi ASA: World's largest aquaculture company, farming Atlantic salmon with full vertical integration from feed to value-added products. Same vertically integrated business model and B2B retail/wholesale customer base, but different species (salmon vs. sea bass/bream) and a much larger scale.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood conglomerate with aquaculture, processing and branded products including own sea bass/bream operations and a major feed business. Comparable in scale and vertical integration breadth, but operates a much wider species portfolio and strong branded retail presence.
• Salmones Camanchaca: Chilean salmon farmer with its own processing and value-added products, exporting globally to retail and foodservice. Comparable vertically integrated structure and B2B export model, but in salmon rather than sea bass/bream.
• Bakkafrost: Faroese vertically integrated salmon farmer with in-house feed, hatchery, farming and value-added processing. Same integrated model and premium sustainability positioning, but focused on Atlantic salmon rather than Mediterranean species.

Others

• BioMar: Major aquaculture feed manufacturer with significant presence in Mediterranean species feed, including for sea bass and sea bream. Comparable feed capability and industry presence, and a relevant alternative supply source for the segment Lucky Fish operates in.
• Skretting (Nutreco): World's largest aquaculture feed producer, supplying feed to Lucky Fish's competitors and to the broader Mediterranean seabass/bream industry. Directly comparable as a feed manufacturer (Lucky Fish has its own 25,000-tonne feed mill) and as a partner/supplier in the same supply chain.

Direct peers

• Avramar: Avramar (formed from merger of Nireus, Selonda and Andromeda) is the largest Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream producer, operating vertically integrated hatchery, farming, feed and processing. Same species, same customer base (global wholesale and retail), and same EU-and-beyond export orientation as Lucky Fish.
• Ferme Marine de Douhet: One of the pioneering French Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream farms, with its own processing and branded retail lines. Directly comparable species mix, B2B retail/wholesale channels, and value-added product strategy.
• Andromeda Group (now part of Avramar): Greek vertically integrated sea bass and sea bream producer with farming, hatchery and processing across the Mediterranean. Direct overlap with Lucky Fish on species, customer segments (wholesalers and supermarket chains) and product format (whole, fillet, value-added).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lucky-fish-co

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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