Venezuela Exports Fishery Products to the U.S. and China
Venezuelan fishermen in the Jose Felix Ribas Municipality. X/ @Mira_Venezuela
December 19, 2024 Hour: 12:58 pm
As part of its plan to diversify external markets, Venezuela has also exported products to South Korea, Aruba and Curaçao.
On Thursday, Venezuela’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Juan Carlos Loyo, confirmed that the country exported more than 100 tons of seafood products, including lobster, black scabbardfish, and cannonball jellyfish, to China and the United States.
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The export—which was carried out in compliance with national and international health protocols and measures—is part of a plan to establish a non-oil-dependent economy in Venezuela, he stated.
The state-owned broadcaster VTV reported that this export resulted from negotiations held in Shanghai, China, during the 7th Edition of the China International Import Expo 2024.
As part of its plan to diversify external markets, Venezuela has also exported seafood products to South Korea and the Dutch islands of Aruba and Curaçao.
Because the fishermen are very well organized and decide, through the Venezuelan Councils of Fishermen and Fishermen Aquaculturists (CONPPA), what they are going to fish, what they need, and what their priorities are. There are about 75,500 of them grouped into 1,300 Councils. I went with them to a fishing trip, I almost died in the attempt. I got horribly dizzy. The most interesting thing was the birds that followed us because they knew we were going to fish and they left us in the lurch when they realized we couldn’t catch anything. The fish made fun of us, entered the cage and ate the bait and left. But why did that happen? They were expecting tuna and they haven’t arrived, the sea is hot. What is abundant are sardines. Watch the story.”
By 2030, Venezuelan authorities project a production of 600,000 tons of shrimp, 60% of which is expected to be destined for the Chinese market, according to Fernando Villamizar, president of the Association of Shrimp Producers of the West (Asoproco).
On May 18, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that seafood exports grew by 2% during the first four months of the year. He also reaffirmed that economic partnerships with China will enable further growth in the country’s fishing industry. The Bolivarian leader noted that Venezuela exports 31 marine species to 24 countries.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
