Ecuador

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With demand softening and El Niño driving up fishmeal prices, the second-half of 2023 is expected to be the most challenging period for global aquaculture since the peak of the Covid pandemic…

31st July 2023

Falling demand and El Niño to challenge global aquaculture

31st July 2023

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Ecuadorian tuna fishing operator NIRSA has completed a project to convert the tailshaft seals and bearings aboard the 1973-built tuna vessel BP EL Marquez to a seawater-lubricated package from Thordon Bearings.

13th June 2023

Thordon wins Ecuador tuna conversion project

13th June 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Denmark-headquartered aquafeed company BioMar is expanding its market offering with a new product category, a bioremediation solution, to ensure optimal environmental conditions for shrimp from hatchery to grow-out.

3rd March 2023

BioMar extends into bioremediation

3rd March 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

WWF-Ecuador and Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura – CNA) have signed a new agreement to halt habitat conversion for shrimp farming.

20th October 2022

Ecuador safeguards habitats

20th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

As part of its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Por La Pesca, a new public-private partnership to support artisanal fishing in both Ecuador and Peru.

14th October 2022

Ecuador, Peru fishing boost

14th October 2022

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Persistently high production costs will undermine sales in the second-half of 2022, determines new analysis from the RaboResearch unit of Rabobank.

16th September 2022

Seafood demand weakens

16th September 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ecuador’s Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has extended its presence to the Chilean market through retail giant Jumbo, where SSP-approved shrimp will be available under the Cuisine&Co brand. 

7th July 2022

SSP shrimp reach Chile

7th July 2022