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About 50% of the harvest of resources from the Peruvian Aquaculture 2015, which amounted to more than 85 000 TM- was consumed in the domestic market, while the other 50% was exported, said the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Juan Carlos Requejo German.

Al hacer un balance del sector Requejo dijo que "In recent years, aquaculture grew because increased demand and production of aquatic resources". In this regard, he recalled the information from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), compared to the current average fish consumption per person is 15.4 kg.

Requejo in aquaculture also recalled that in the domestic market consumed 2,011 20,265 MT and in 2015 this figure amounted to 39.813 MT, which means a total growth of 96.46%. "For the domestic market production it doubled, increased supply of protein, and the older generation of work and saving foreign exchange for the country recorded"He noted.

POTENCIAL EN REGIONES

Noting that among the areas with high potential are Puno, Piura and Tumbes, Requejo German indicated that the total sales in Peru during 2015, Trout ranked first with 90.04%, followed by Tilapia (4.9%) the Langostino (2.16%) and scallops (1.30%).

As for export shrimp said it leads with 67.69%, followed by the scallops with 24.10%, then 7% trout, tilapia with 1.07% and finally the Paiche with 0.13%.

"The She held the Deputy Minister found aquaculture production is oriented to four consolidated in the domestic and international markets species: Trout and Tilapia are in high demand in our country; unlike the scallops and shrimp, where most of its production is exported to countries like France, USA, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain ".

ESPECIES EMERGENTES

He said that domestic production has emerging species like Paiche, Gamitana, Paco, Boquichico, Malaysia Giant Shrimp, Flounder and macroalgae as Sargazo and Cochayuyo. At the same time, he reported that aquaculture in Peru has increased by 20% in recent years.

In this regard, he said that aquaculture has become a major industry through farming techniques of aquatic species, seeks to meet the growing demand for food with high nutritional value, in turn becoming a very profitable activity, generating jobs and income economic.

At the regional level Requejo- 'said Peru stands out in the production of bivalve molluscs with Scallops, and today in this resource outperform Chile that is our competitor benchmark.

In the last decade, trout also had a rapid growth; in 2006 it produced 5,794 MT. and 2015 reached a record figure of 38.440 TM, increasing production by more than 600%.

PNDP: NEW LAW WILL ENCOURAGE AQUACULTURE

The Deputy Minister said that the variety of species with aquaculture potential, our country has great potential to continue growing at a regional level.

En este aspecto, destacó que con la reciente aprobación de la Ley General de Acuicultura y su reglamento dentro del marco del Plan Nacional de Diversificación productiva (PNDP), se ha creado el marco normativo para lograr el crecimiento sostenible de la acuicultura que, además de ser considerada económicamente de interés nacional, busca la competitividad y la diversificación en la actividad productiva.

“La acuicultura, por su importancia en el suministro de alimentos, ingresos y empleos, está posicionada entre los principales contribuyentes a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, después del arroz, la leche y el trigo. Los peces son el quinto producto más importante y el mayor recurso de proteína animal disponible para los seres humanos”, Deputy Minister added.

Finally, he said that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean seek to differentiate the activities of fishing and aquaculture. "Traditional fishing requires proper administration, management and regulation of fisheries resources in a sustainable manner, while aquaculture aspires to expansion, growth and development, as the best alternative for the production of high quality food; generating employment and income, and contribute to food security of the population "He concluded.