Administrator of the Water Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), Flor Torrijoshe assured that in our country there is an advanced use of technology and knowledge, which enabled the commercial development of four species in mariculture.
He said Panama it is the only country in the region that implements it.
Torrijos expressed with optimism that in Panama there is a development of knowledge and technology that positively affects the world of aquaculture and that it is a national pride to have large investments in Pompano, Cobia, Bojal and Sea Cucumberwhich puts the country at the epicenter of the development of this activity.
A senior ARAP official stated that this Aquaculture Congress of Latin America and the Caribbean LACQUA23 registered more than 1,200 participants, becoming the epicenter of investment and technology in aquaculture in Panama this week.
He added that there is not only shrimp in the country, but also one of the two world enterprises, the first on Sea urchin in Argentina and another with the Sea Cucumber off the coast of Colón with Panamanian biologists and scientists.
He added that sea cucumber is in high demand Asia where a pound of this product is above $10.
He also referred to the production of Pez Pámpano in Bull’s mouth on Isla Róbalo, where Cobia are also kept in Colón and in Chiriquí Bojalá with the company For Ever Ocean Panama.
The official expressed that there is social aquaculture that is included in the program led by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo CohenHive Plan and Study without Hunger , because unlike cows or chickens, tilapia is a product that can be produced with little investment.
For his part, he President of the Panamanian Association of Aquaculture Growers (Aspac), Roberto Chamorroin a conversation with the participants of the congress, he referred to the “current state of aquaculture in Panama” and highlighted all the new things the country has to show in the aquaculture sector, such as the cultivation of sea cucumbers and marine fish in cages.
The Chamorro breeder pointed out that there are cultures that are grown at sea in floating cages, and in Panama there are three types in particular: such as Pámpano in Bocas del Toro, Bojalá in the Gulf of Chiriquí and Cobia on the coast of Colón where 10% is consumed locally and the rest (90%) for export, the main market being the United States.
Speaking about sea cucumbers, he said that they have great research value for medicine, and are also consumed in Asiasince this is an export product.
In the Panamanian Association of Aquaculture Growers, Roberto Chamorro pointed out, They have been in business for 38 years and have included all sectors related to the activity such as packing houses, balanced food factories, industrial suppliers and retailers.
The president of Aspac asserted that during the pandemic the agricultural sector generally remained active and It was she who guaranteed the food supply in the country where aquaculture producers are present.
Source: Panama America
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