Sixty-eight shrimp farmers from Grupo Granjas Marinas in Honduras have successfully completed a shrimp welfare training course, elevating health and welfare standards in the country’s aquaculture sector

The two-day course, facilitated by global aquaculture welfare leader FAI, took place in Choluteca and is part of FAI’s broader initiative to improve aquatic animal welfare through collaboration with industry partners, scientists and shrimp farms.

A major producer of Pacific white shrimp, GGM manages more than 5,000 hectares of shrimp farms and harvests 18,000 tonnes annually.