WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2015 17 Conclusions Shrimp and tilapia aquaculture will continue to expand in northeast Brazil to meet the increasing domestic demand for aquatic protein. Brazil has a long history of importing fisheries products, resulting in a trade deficit that has grown from US$ 76.7 million in 2006 to US$ 1.3 billion in 2014. This deficit is expected to increase in the coming years due to stagnant fisheries stocks in the country and the increasing intake of aquatic animal protein by the population, especially by the growing middle class. On the other hand, the Brazilian government, NGOs and consumers are now more aware of the mechanisms involved in tilapia and shrimp aquaculture. Although stringent environmental regulations continue to exist, specific standards and criteria for environmental licensing of aquaculture in the country now exist. The industry is enthusiastic to learn about new technologies that will maintain the current pace of development in a sustainable manner. Notes Alberto J.P. Nunes, LABOMAR – Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Avenida da Abolição, 3207 – Meireles, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.165-081, Brazil. E-mail: alberto. nunes@ufc.br Itamar de Paiva Rocha, Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Camarão. Rua Valdir Targino, 3625, Candelária – Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. 59.064-670, Brazil. E-mail: abccam@ abccam.com.br References IBAMA. 2008. Estatística da pesca 2006 Brasil: grandes regiões e unidades da federação. Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil, 174 p. IBGE. 2014. Produção da pecuária municipal 2013. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. 41, 108 p. Nunes, AJ.P., Madrid, R.M., Andrade, T.P. 2011. Carcinicultura marinha no Brasil: passado, presente e futuro. Panorama da Aqüicultura 21(124):26-33. A. FIGURE 14. Cooked and frozen headless shrimp (A). Cooked, peeled and frozen headless shrimp (B). These ready-to-eat products are becoming more popular as Brazilian consumers increase their income and purchasing power. Photos: Queiroz Galvão Alimentos S.A. and Celm Aquicultura S.A. B. A. B. C. FIGURE 15. Shrimp processing facilities of Potiporã Aquacultura (A) and Celm Aquicultura (B). These facilities with state-of-the-art equipment are increasing production to meet the local market demand for frozen and valueadded shrimp. They generate thousands of jobs in rural areas of northeast Brazil (C).
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