More Productivity in Shrimp Farming

The shrimp industry, which exported $52.8 billion in 2011, is seeking to improve infrastructure and implement improved farming technologies.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The production of shrimp and fish farming generates more revenue than deep-sea fishing, as reports by Electronic Service for Export Authorization (SEADEX) and the Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport) clearly show .

According to these reports, in 2011 farmed shrimp exports totaled $52.80 million 18.48 million pounds), while shrimp fishing reported $4.15 million (1.5 million pounds).

With the arrival of winter, "the farms are working constantly on improving infrastructure, checking borders and increasing the level of transfers of the pools, as well as working jointly with communities and municipalities in cleaning channels to avoid blockages in the flow of water," reported Siglo21.com.gt.

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