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Agriculture
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product.
Variety
The main species of a wild shrimp are the same
species of the fish farms (Litopenaeus vannamei).
There are also Litopenaeus occidentalis, Litope-
naeus stylirostris; farfantepenaeus californien-
sis (brown shrimp), farfantepenaeus bevirostris
shrimp (red) and solenocera agassizi (carapa-
chudo).
The species Litopenaeus vannamei is known in
other languages as:
• Español: Camarón blanco/patiblanco
• Français: Crevette pattes blanches
• English: Whiteleg shrimp.
Presentations and Size
The presentations of the exported shrimp are: raw
unbleached, raw bleached, cooked, whole, tail
with shell, peeled (P&D, PUD, PPV, EZ peeled),
butterfly with tail or without tail, frozen in block or
IQF. The size in which you can find Ecuadorian
shrimp are: U10, U12, U15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30,
31-35, 36-40,41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-90, 91-110,
111-130, 131-150.
Production Areas
The ponds occupy about 180.000 Hectares dis-
tributed in the estuaries of the Archipelago de
Jambeli, Rio Guayas, Estero Salado, Bahia de
Caraquez, Cojimies, Muisne and San Lorenzo.
Development of the Sector
The shrimp exporters are making an emphasis
on the development and production of value-
added products that are highly valued in Europe
and the United States. The value-added products
that are currently being developed are: skewers
with vegetables, breaded, breaded with coconut,
wrapped, rings, spicy, or ready to eat.
TILAPIA PROFILE IN ECUADOR
Description of the tilapia sector in Ecuador
The aquaculture in Ecuador is very diversified;
shrimp being the main product of this activity, but not
the only one. One of the aquaculture activities that
has experiences a constant growth in recent years is
the cultivation of tilapia.
There are currently around 2 000 hectares used for
the cultivation of tilapia.
Ecuador, as a worldwide participant, is a small pro-
ducer, although it is the main supplier of fresh fillet
to the United States, a major consumer of tilapia in
the world.
About 94% of the Ecuadorian exports of tilapia are
directed to the United States in fresh fillets. The re-
maining 6% goes to the United States, Colombia and
Europe in fillet presentations or frozen.
Variety
The red tilapia belongs to the Oreochromis Gender,
as a “mutation albina”.
The species of a mutated gender Oreochromis niloti-
cus is known in other languages as:
• Español: Tilapia Roja
• Français: Rouge Tilapia
• English: Red Tilapia
PRESENTATIONS AND SIZES
Production Areas
Tilapia is mainly grown in Guayas and El Oro; there
are currently crops in the area of Manabí, Esmeral-
das and in the East Ecuador (Oriente).
Development of the sector
The development of value-added products out of tila-
pia has gained an increasing importance in recent
years. It main presentations are nuggets and fillets,
marinated, smoked, sashimi and ready to heat.
Exporters
The industry of the Ecuadorian tilapia is vertically
integrated and is represented by 4 corporate groups
that export more than the 90 percent of the total vol-
ume. The main producers are: Aquamar S.A., Produ-
mar S.A., Modercorp and Industrial Pesquera Santa
Priscila.