Mexico: BCS occupies the first place in the country for oyster aquaculture production

KARINA LIZARRAGA. THE SOUTH CALIFORNIAN. This activity represents a true productive alternative for thousands of families in the entity, said the Secretary of SEPADA. LA PAZ, Baja California Sur. (OEM-Informex). With an annual average of 1,900 tons, Baja California Sur ranks first in the country for oyster aquaculture production, reported the Secretary of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Agricultural Development (SEPADA), José Alfredo Bermúdez Beltrán. He stressed that for the present state administration, the promotion of this activity is decisive to favor the integral development of thousands of South Californian families linked to the sea, and with it, achieve higher levels of well-being as Governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío promised with the and the South Californians. In this regard, he highlighted the fact that currently more than a thousand families are linked to oyster farming, organized into 129 economic units, of which 82 percent are located in the municipality of Comondú, 12 ...