Shellfish aquaculture.
Mollusk farming encouraged in Ilo
PERU
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 00:50 (GMT + 9)
The Technological Institute of Production (ITP), CITE network, encourages bivalve farming in the SMEs (small, medium and micro-sized enterprises) in the province of Ilo, to offer better development to the aquaculture industry, given the high potential Peru has to develop this activity.
Peru has great potential for the development of mollusc aquaculture
To this end, CITEpesquero Ilo conducts training, technical assistance and internships aimed at different actors of the artisanal fishing sector, to raise awareness to develop aquaculture which is an important means to provide molluscs.
Thus, CITEpesquero Ilo works with the Artisanal Association of Clam, Shellfish and Seaweed Collectors (ARTEXMAR), which were winners of a competitive fund awarded by Quellaveco Fund of Angloamerica in the project "Development of technological capabilities in the productive management of clam on the marine coastline of Punta de Bombon in Arequipa region".
Mussels in Arequipa
It also works with the Unique Union of Artisanal Fishermen and Civil Divers of the Port of Ilo (SUPABCPI), which through its Mussel committee was benefitted with a PEN 60,000 (USD 17,750) fund, granted by the Southern Peru Cooper Corporation, for the performance of the pilot project for the implementation of a cadmium purification and fattening centre for live bivalve molluscs Aulacomya atra (mussel) by means of a relaying system.
In addition, with the Association of Artisanal Seaweed Collectors Las Brisas that were winners of the project "Development of technical capacities for the fishing productivity of the macroalgae resource", in the province of Ilo.
In these three cases, CITEpesquero Ilo participated by advising on the location of the problem for the determination of the solution alternatives, as well as for the preparation of the project, before and during its performance.
To CITEpesquero Ilo, aquaculture in the south of the country has a great potential because it is a geographically suitable area for the execution of this type of activities, since it has areas that are sanitarily classified as Type A by the Health Authority. This implies that the contamination levels found in the areas evaluated are adequate, being this a determining condition for carrying out aquaculture activities.
Úrsula Naranjo Rivera attended the technical internship programme on bivalve mollusc capture in Galicia, Spain.
On the other hand, and to strengthen the capacities of this important sector, CITEpesquero Ilo director Úrsula Naranjo Rivera attended the technical internship program on bivalve mollusc capture in Galicia, Spain, an initiative promoted by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for the Development (AECID) and developed by the Technological Centre of Marine Affairs (CETMAR).
This program contributes to the sustainable and competitive development of mollusc aquaculture in Peru by improving CITEpesquero Ilo management and strengthening services for the sector in the southern coast of the country.
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