Global Fish Farming News: Ecuador
Monday, May 06, 2013
Fisheries Management Plan for Cojimíes EstuaryECUADOR - A Co-Management Plan for the Cojimíes River Estuary of Manabi Province has been set up to diagnose fisheries in the estuary and deliver tools for the...
Friday, April 12, 2013
Government Awards Grant for Mariculture Development in EcuadorECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries has awarded a grant to the OCEANFARM SA company located in the city of Manta for the...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Processing Plant Opens in San Mateo to Expand Fishery ProductsECUADOR - The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), Javier Ponce, presided over the inauguration of the new pilot plant for fish...
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Contingency Plan for Trawlers Affected by Ban Makes ProgressECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries MAGAP has introduced, in the city of Manta, a report on the progress of the Contingency Plan for the suspension...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Manta to Host Next Committee on Fisheries of the South Pacific MeetingECUADOR - At the meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Committee in New Zealand, the Ecuadorian delegation expressed its willingness to cooperate with...
Friday, January 18, 2013
Field Technicians to Deliver Technical Advice to Rural Fish FarmersECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), through the Secretariat of Aquaculture, has trained field technicians to give,...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Lobster Fishing Season Closes 16 January ECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries MAGAP has set the closure season for lobster from 16 January 2013 to 16 June, 2013....
Experimental Hake Fishing Boat Showed Good ResultsECUADOR - Following the release of a boat from the port of Manta to test new fishing equipment for hake, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced...
Friday, January 11, 2013
Ships Prepare for Hake Experimental Fishing GearECUADOR - As of 15 January a project will begin on testing experimental fishing gear for hake. ...
Friday, December 28, 2012
Processing Training Adds Value to SeafoodECUADOR - The Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries through the Vice Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture and OFCF-Japan, set in motion a project to build a processing...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sustainable Shrimp Provisions Implemented in EcuadorECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) has established a ban on shrimp (prawn) fishing for the artisanal fishing fleet,...
Friday, November 16, 2012
Second Closure Period for Tuna FisheryECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries MAGAP has announced that Ecuador will have a second closure period for tuna from November 18, 2012 to...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
First Farm in Americas ASC CertifiedECUADOR - The farming operation of Tropical Aquaculture in Ecuador, Aquamar, has been awarded with the ASC certificate for their responsible farmed tilapia. ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Artisanal Fishermen Receive Low Impact Fishing Gear FloatsECUADOR - Around 631 families of fishermen, in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabi, Santa Elena, Guayas and El Oro, are benefiting from the delivery of low environmental...
Friday, October 26, 2012
Ecuador Removes Tariff on Circle Hooks to Help Protect TurtlesECUADOR - The Ecuadorian government has removed the tariff of 30 per cent on imports of circle hooks. The decision was made after reviewing a report prepared by...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Government Offers Alternatives for TrawlersECUADOR - The national government is offering alternatives to the industrial fishing sector which must leave trawling from 15 December 2012....
Monday, October 08, 2012
Dorado Fishing Ban Ends in EcuadorECUADOR - The 7 October marked the end of the closure season for dorado(Coryphaena hippurus), which was established by Ministerial Agreement 070, on 19 May, 2011. ...
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Government Offers Alternatives to End TrawlingECUADOR - The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) Javier Ponce said that trawling not only produces an impact on marine resources,...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
September 15 Crab Ban EndsECUADOR - September 15 concluded the ban on red and blue crab fishing, which was established by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries Resources MAGAP to safeguard the...
Friday, September 14, 2012
Aquaculture, Fisheries Deputy Minister Met with Shrimp SectorECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) Guillermo Velasquez Moran met with representatives of the aquaculture sector in Caráquez Bay...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Aquaculture, Fisheries Deputy Minister Prepares Contingency Plan for TrawlingECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), through the Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries, has a contingency plan...
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Ecuador Develops MaricultureECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries is looking to start up mariculture in Ecuador. ...
Monday, September 03, 2012
Second Closure of Small Pelagic Fisheries BeginsECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Guillermo Moran Velázquez, has reported that in accordance with the Ministerial Agreement 047, small...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Minister Discusses Fishery Investments with FishermenECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), Guillermo Moran, held several...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Fishermen Brigades Given Identity CardsECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) through the Undersecretary of Fisheries has been providing identity cards for...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Second Closure for Crab FisheryECUADOR - The blue and red crab fisheries have been closed again from 15 August to 15 September, 2012, to protect consumers from a build up of harmful calcium oxalate....
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Fishing Vessels Should Benefit from Tuna Fishing ClosureECUADOR - The Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, William Moran Velázquez, has announced that tuna fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) is closed...
Thursday, August 09, 2012
23,000 Circle Hooks Given to Fishermen as Part of Sea Turtle ProtectionECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), through the Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries and the Undersecretary...
Monday, July 23, 2012
President Correa Delivers Engines to Fishermen in AnconcitoECUADOR - President Rafael Correa has visited the fishing cove Anconcito, province of Santa Elena, to view the progress of an Artisan Fishing Pier currently being...
Friday, July 20, 2012
Fishermen to Benefit from Productive ProjectsECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP), through the Directorate of Artisanal Fisheries of the Department of Fishing...
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