Caracterização da carcinicultura de peneídeos no estado do Pará: gargalos e potencialidades

Abstract

The activity of marine shrimp farming in Brazil began in the 1970s, but it was in the following decade that the practice of shrimp farming aroused great interest in the business sector. From the introduced shrimp kuruma (Marsupenaeus japonicus) to the native species (Litopenaeus schmitti, Farfantepenaeus subtilis, F. brasiliensis and F. paulensis) the Activity generated expectations and frustrations, and did not advance. However, in the early 1990s, with the introduction of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), the Activity was consolidated in the northeast region of the country. The Brazilian economy has been strongly influenced by agribusiness. Some opportunities have arisen and are perfectly adaptable to our country due to the conditions of each region, such as: climate, culture and social development, among these is shrimp farming. In the northern region of the country, specifically in the state of Pará, production has been developing in recent years, seeking new technologies, from the production of post-larvae (larviculture) and the manufacture of inputs that are used in the shrimp diet. With the significant reduction in the growth, in area, of shrimp farming in the northeast of the country, the northern region, due to its conditions of availability of land and water, as well as its climate, has become a new frontier for the advancement of shrimp farming in the country. The objective of the present work was to describe the directions of captive shrimp production in the state of Pará, the technologies used, the farming systems adopted and the obstacles and potentialities encountered by the pioneer producers in the region. Information was collected through visits, producer meetings and the internet.