Guyana will soon be one step closer to boosting its aquaculture sector with the commencement of ‘Cage Culture’ initiative expected to start sometime in October of this year.
This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who said the first set of marine cages should be arriving in Guyana before the end of September.
“We purchased four marine cages from a company in Brazil to commence the trial of our marine cage initiative. Once those cages arrive, we will begin almost immediately with the trial. It will take about six or seven weeks to assess the progress made with the trial, but given the research done on the project and the training that our officers received from the Chinese Government, I am very optimistic that this trial will be very successful and that we will be able to move forward and have more persons come on board,” Minister Mustapha said.
He further stated that two areas in Region Two had been earmarked with three species of fish being identified for the trial.
“So, we’ve identified two areas in Region Two to do the trials. Capoey and Lake Mainstay. We’ve also identified Tambaqui, Mullet, and Tilapia for the initial phase of the project given the demand for these species and the high prices they attract,” the minister explained.
