The primary sector worldwide is undergoing serious transformation. The economic perspective of countries is to promote industrial, commercial, and service companies. This is why analyzing the profile and characteristics of the owners, managers, or administrators of agricultural, forestry, livestock, and aquaculture companies will facilitate orientation toward growth and sustainability.

Fish farmers of the State of Mexico support the growth and economic development of different rural areas of the entity, despite not having coasts or coastal regions. The production of aquaculture species, such as trout, tilapia, and bullfrog, contributes an important percentage to the gross domestic product mix.

The methodology used for this research work is qualitative, exploratory, and non-experimental, based on data collection from fish farmers in the State of Mexico. Data collected consisted of gender, level of education, farm characteristics, location by municipality and area, and growth prospects of participants in the 1st. International Congress of Business Networks in Aquaculture.

Analyzing the characteristics of aquaculture producers will allow defining support, but above all, public policies that strengthen the growth and development of the sector in the State of Mexico.