Nicaragua Banks on Shrimp Farming

The fisheries sector is backing shrimp as the item of greatest growth potential.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The president of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Fisheries, Armando Segura, said the shrimp farming industry has maintained steady growth in recent years thanks to the application of new technologies.

The manager said that last year "there was a 'substantial' increase in productivity and the volume of exports of farmed shrimp and it is expected that this behavior will continue this year.

According to the Center for Exports (CETREX) between January and November 2011, Nicaragua exported 15,630.07 metric tons of farmed shrimp, 1482.94 metric tons of lobster,5044.46 tons of fish, and 1101.88 tons of sea shrimp ", reported La Prensa. com.ni

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