A Scophthalmus maximus circulating water three-stage breeding method belongs to the technical field of aquaculture. According to the difference of an adaption character to the breeding environments, of the Scophthalmus maximus in different physiological stages, and the circulating water breeding process of the Scophthalmus maximus is divided into three stages; during the first stage, the initial stocking body weight of the Scophthalmus maximus is 2.5-5g; during the second stage, the initial stocking body weight of the Scophthalmus maximus is 60-75 g; and during the third stage, the initial stocking body weight of the Scophthalmus maximus is 160-180 g. the invention provides the optimal breeding intensity of the Scophthalmus maximus in a circulating water breeding system in different physiological stages, establishes a corresponding feeding strategy, a classification strategy, system operation parameters, and water quality conditions, and makes specific indicative factors and indexes atthe beginning and the ending of all the breeding stages clear; compared with the conventional breeding technologies, the method can scientifically improve an upper limit of the breeding intensity, can significantly improve the breeding production efficiency, can lower the diseases risk, can ensure safe breeding production, and can provide a novel and feasible technical scheme for industrial breeding of the Scophthalmus maximus.