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In one project the
Secretary of Fisheries worked to promote the
trade and production of red drum and succeeded in
implementing a fattening project in Seybaplaya port with
funding from the Aquacultural Fishing Research and Promotion
Trust.
Among other projects,
Campeche's Marine Technology Institute (ITMAR) has
supervised research on American scallop culture and the
production of post-larvae of native shrimp species to assess
the technical and economic feasibility of these species. The
institute has also created a department specialising in
shrimp culture to bring together teams of researchers and
aquaculture experts.
As well as aquaculture
projects, there are others specifically focused on fishing,
including the "Effects of local fishing on Campeche's seabob
shrimp" and the "Assessment of the local snook fishery in
Campeche" undertaken by the Regional Centre for Fishing
Research (CRIP). These research projects provided relevant
data for implementing more appropriate fishing regulations
that promote sustainable use of fishing resources.
Campeche's abundance of
resources is linked to its currents and the high content of
oxygen they bring to its waters. Historically, shrimp has
been the region's major production resource, but as
Revista Peninsular points out, the shrimp catches of
between 15,000 and 20,000 tonnes recorded 20 years ago have
dropped to 10,000 tonnes at most. In the last 10 years the
region has fallen from the first to second place in total
production for the species.
By Patricia Loru
FIS Latino |
