Ecuador says industry must do more for farmed shrimp's reputation

Due to a lack of information and suitable education on the part of the industry, many consumers still frown on the aquaculture sector, and shrimp producers in particular need to take action, according to Jose Antonio Camposano, executive president of Ecuador’s CNA.

Camposano is on a mission to change the image of aquaculture in the consumer’s mind as a whole, as well as the shrimp sector in particular.

“The whole image of aquaculture is wrong,” Camposano told IntraFish.

Many consumer base their opinion on what is happening in Asia – where the majority of shrimp is farmed and most of the case studies on shrimp aquaculture come from. 

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