Last year Mexico produced a total of 1.75 million tonnes of seafood species from the coasts, the exclusive economic zone and inland waters, the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Committee (CONAPESCA) reported.
According to data presented during the latest regular session 2015 of CONAPESCA Technical Council, aquaculture production grew by 32.2 per cent compared to 2013 and the main species were tilapia, trout, oysters, carp and shrimp.
Hector Rene Garcia Quinones, council deputy chairman and general coordinator of Sector Liaison of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), stressed that in almost three years’ work it has been possible to position the fisheries and aquaculture sector as one of Mexico’s main growth axis and sustainable development.
For his part, CONAPESCA head, Mario Aguilar Sanchez said that from 2012 to 2014, fisheries and aquaculture production volume showed an average growth rate of 1.3 per cent.
In addition, the fourth quarter of last year there was a 9 per cent increase in the gross domestic product of the primary activities of the fisheries subsector, based on the figures provided by the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Informatics (INEGI).
CONAPESCA information shows that in 2014 the resources that increased the most were the shrimp, tuna, escama and crab.
At the meeting, Garcia Quiñones reiterated the Government’s commitment to promote the fundamental strategies for productivity and food security, such as aquaculture and consumption promotion.
“Currently, we have 11 programmes mainly in the Secretariat and 63 components, all with operating rules and the duty of gradually improving processes. The challenge is to move forward more efficiently and to do more with less,” he said.
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