Aquaculture in Brazil is yielding very little export revenue, with more than 98 percent of the country's harvest being sold domestically. So what are the country's seafood producers to do to meet rising consumer demand?
The answer is two-part, says aquaculture consultant Fernando Kubitza: an increase in imports of the most popular species and finding opportunities to grow more fish.
Each year some 500,000 metric tons of fish are grown for human consumption in Brazil. At 300,000 metric tons, tilapia by far represents the largest species, followed by tambaqui at roughly 150,000 metric tons and shrimp at 90,000 metric tons.
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