Processing enterprise

The small-scale processing factory produces fish and shrimp meal. The product is used as animal feed for poultry, pigs, cattle or farmed fish or shrimp, and as organic fertilizer. It is sold in local and regional markets.

  • The resources (1,000 tons of fisheries waste) was available for no additional costs
  • Existing local and subnational market
  • The management body realized the importance of capacity development in order to produce high-quality products that match common quality standards
  • It is possible to implement projects that generate income as well as having positive social and environmental effects
  • The project has been presented to other fishermen and communities in the Gulf of California, Mexico and the management body has been asked to advise the replication and implementation of this approach in other areas.