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Bullfrog Farming in South America
By Rolando Mazzoni
Frog culture is among those activities with a recent global development, following an attempt to meet an eager market for frog flesh consumption. This market, traditionally supplied by wild caught frogs, has suffered a strong decline of supplies, mainly due to some bans on catches that took place in two main producing nations in the Asian Southeast.
At present, in Latin America, acquaculture is no longer considered an Utopia, not even an unknown word.

Recent Developments in the selectivity of fishing gears
By Ruben Ercoli et al.
The Fishing Gear Group of INIDEP has continued with its researchs on fishing gear selectivity, and has developed two new devices: DEJUPA (to select only madure hake), and DISELA II (to avoid hake catches in shrimp fisheries) In this article, the authors demonstrate that with the existing scientific level, Latin America has enough possibilities to achieve a lucrative and responsible fishery.

Anchovy: its nutritional and dietetic advantages
By Guy Carbajal
There is a lot of possible advantages that could result, if the consumption of this abundant fishery resource increased. The high levels of fatty acids that this species contents, mainly Omega 3, makes its more profitable when used for direct human consumption.

The evolution of shrimp culture and its impact on mangroves
by Piamsk Menasveta and Arlo W. Fast
As a result of consumer demand and other factors, shrimp culture systems evolved from the traditional extensive systems to semi-intensive and intensive culture systems. According to he authors, the extensive systems which were normally built in the mangrove forests contributed greatly to their distribution. More intensive systems using pumps for water exchange do not need to be sited in mangroves and thus are more mangrove - friendly and should be promoted

New tilapia market
By Stefania Vannuccini
Tilapia, once considered a low value fish suitable only for the ethnic markets has gained popularity in recent years. While it was traditionally consumed in Africa and Asia for a long time, in recent years it has obtained consumer recognition in the US and Europe. Tilapia is considered a good substitute for other whitefish species.

Asian Alaska pollack
By Trond Sjoholt
Alaska pollack an important whitefish species in the world, is mostly caught in Asian waters for domestic consumption in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and East Asian countries. However, in recent years they are being increasingly exported to other markets. The article explores whether this export trend will continue to grow or there will be changes.

By catch - is it a bonus from the sea ?
By Ivor Clucas
Though various by catch reduction mechanisms have been successfully deviced and used in most fisheries worldwide, by catch is still an inevitable component in target fishing. While it cannot be totally avoided its careful utilisation may be beneficial.

Fish inspection equivalence agreements: Overview and current developments
By Krissana Sophonphong and Carlos A. Lima Dos Santos
Equivalence agreements in seafood inspection systems are increasingly considered, even though the systems are not the same as those of the importing countries, because of the mutual benefits it gives to both the exporting and importing countries.

The Fishmeal industry in Latin America
By Santiago Caro Ros
The fishmeal industry in Chile and Peru started in the fifties, but flourished in the seventies. While the industry`s survival depends on the steady supply of raw material, strong campaigns are held for the raw materials to be used for direct human consumption

The market for seafood in Brasilia
By Rui Donizete Teixerira y Raul Malvino Madrid
With almost two million inhabitans, the capital of Brazil shows some interesting features when studying the domestic seafood consumption. The city is very far away from the sea; is not surrounded by any significant river, and acquaculture is only beginning in the area. Therefore, all seafood has to be imported.
This article is extracted from the survey that the authors made, and belongs to the series " "The Seafood Market in the Main Latin American Cities", which is currently being published by INFOPESCA.