Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of Ucayali

The objective of this research was to determine the characteristics of the aquaculture activity in the department of Ucayali. A questionnaire was applied to 88 fish farmers in the districts of Callería, Campoverde, Padre Abad and Neshuya. The results show that 73 % of the Aquaculture Centres are ARE...

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Main Authors: Roberto Orlando Quesquén-Fernández, Gloria Albina Gutiérrez-Romero, Alison Estefh Cabrera-Simon, Lidia Silvana Samaniego-Pipo
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Published: Selva Andina Research Society 2022-10-01
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Lidia Silvana Samaniego-Pipo
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description The objective of this research was to determine the characteristics of the aquaculture activity in the department of Ucayali. A questionnaire was applied to 88 fish farmers in the districts of Callería, Campoverde, Padre Abad and Neshuya. The results show that 73 % of the Aquaculture Centres are AREL, although 78.4 % have a production level of less than 3.5 t. The ponds are earthen, with a predominance of ponds in the area. The ponds are earthen ponds, predominantly CA with 1-2 ponds (54.6 %). Only 22 % have their water tested once a month. The stocking density was 1 fish/m2, using 423 kg/ha of lime, less than a quarter of what is recommended. In addition, due to the high cost of feed, they also use natural feed, increasing the average culture time by two months. The species they cultivate are gamitana and paco. It is concluded that aquaculture production in the department of Ucayali is atomised and has a low level of technification
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spelling doaj-art-3926fc45f96f4c31aba664c230eff2522025-08-20T03:40:44ZengSelva Andina Research SocietyJournal of the Selva Andina Animal Science2311-37662311-25812022-10-01924963doi:10.36610/j.jsaas.2022.090200049Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of UcayaliRoberto Orlando Quesquén-Fernández0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-4226Gloria Albina Gutiérrez-Romero1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1571-5346Alison Estefh Cabrera-Simon2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7013-4456Lidia Silvana Samaniego-Pipo3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-4609National University of Callao. Postgraduate School. Faculty of Fisheries and Food Engineering. Juan Pablo II 306, Bellavista 07011. Callao, Peru.National University of Callao. Postgraduate School. Faculty of Fisheries and Food Engineering. Juan Pablo II 306, Bellavista 07011. Callao, Peru.National University of Callao. Postgraduate School. Faculty of Fisheries and Food Engineering. Juan Pablo II 306, Bellavista 07011. Callao, Peru.Peruvian Ministry of Production. Directorate of Aquaculture Promotion and Development. General Directorate of Aquaculture. Calle uno oeste 060 Urb. Corpac-San Isidro. Lima, Peru. National University of Callao. Postgraduate School. Faculty of Fisheries and Food Engineering. Juan Pablo II 306, Bellavista 07011. Callao, Peru.KOLAC. Centro de Cooperación Oceánica y Pesquera de América Latina. Juan Pablo II 306, Bellavista 07011, 2do piso. Callao, Perú. The objective of this research was to determine the characteristics of the aquaculture activity in the department of Ucayali. A questionnaire was applied to 88 fish farmers in the districts of Callería, Campoverde, Padre Abad and Neshuya. The results show that 73 % of the Aquaculture Centres are AREL, although 78.4 % have a production level of less than 3.5 t. The ponds are earthen, with a predominance of ponds in the area. The ponds are earthen ponds, predominantly CA with 1-2 ponds (54.6 %). Only 22 % have their water tested once a month. The stocking density was 1 fish/m2, using 423 kg/ha of lime, less than a quarter of what is recommended. In addition, due to the high cost of feed, they also use natural feed, increasing the average culture time by two months. The species they cultivate are gamitana and paco. It is concluded that aquaculture production in the department of Ucayali is atomised and has a low level of technificationhttp://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2311-25812022000200049&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=enamazonian aquaculture; characterisation; productivity; aquaculturist
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Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of Ucayali
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amazonian aquaculture; characterisation; productivity; aquaculturist
title Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of Ucayali
title_full Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of Ucayali
title_fullStr Current status of aquaculture in the Peruvian rainforest: case of Ucayali
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