ECUADOR FISHING AND
AQUACULTURE MENU MENU Our Company Our Country Home OUR COUNTRY Ecuador is a mega diverse and unique country located in the middle of the world. Thanks to its location, it allows for an exponential development of life in flora and fauna. It is acknowledged globally due to its natural and endemic diversity. For this reason, we invite you to learn more about this wonderful country in our web catalog. VIEW MORE TUNA VIEW MORE SHRIMP VIEW MORE PELAGIC FISH MENU MENU Our Company Our Country Home FISHING AND AQUACULTURE Ecuador has a maritime field with a great quantity and variety of resources. It is considered to be a privileged country with regards to its aquaculture production, which has ranked it as the first exporter at an international level. Additionally, Ecuador is one of the main producers of tuna in Latin America, where it places second in global sales rankings. Source: Cámara Nacional
de Pesquería. Latin America European Union USA United Kingdom MAIN EXPORT
DESTINATIONS Netherlands nd 2 Source: Trademap Spain China Thailand Ecuador PLACE IN THE
EXPORT
RANKING Amounts expressed in United States dollars (USD) Non-petroleum Source: Banco Central del Ecuador. Conserves and
tuna fillets $ 18’091.946 K NON-PETROLEUM AND
NON-MINING EXPORTS Tuna accounted for 8% of the total non-petroleum exports in Ecuador during 2021. Export quantity $ 1’177.794 K Source: Cámara Nacional
de Pesquería. Direct
employment 25.000 SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT With a capacity for 93,000 tons. Account for the most powerful fishing fleet of Eastern Pacific Vessels 107 Source: Comisión Interamericana de Atún Tropical. Registro de Buque EASTERN PACIFIC FISHING ZONE TM 275.081 TM 2.403 TM 22.284 TM 50.066 TM 200.328 Others Big Eye Yellowfin Skipjack Big Eye Yellowfin Skipjack Ecuadorian Catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2021 Source: CIAT (Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical) TYPES OF TUNA MENU Our Company Our Country Home TUNA Ecuadorian tuna is one of the most iconic and sought after products in the international market, which has transformed the country as the second global producer after Thailand. Amounts expressed in United States dollars (USD)

Source: Declaración Aduanera de exportación. NON-PETROLEUM AND
NON-MINING EXPORTS Source: Instituto Nacional de Pesca Litopenaeus
Vannamei FARMED TYPE 848.000 688.000 645.000 512.000 442.000 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Growth from 2017 to 2021 in MT Source: Banco Central del Ecuador. EXPORTS 130.000 Source: Cámara Nacional
de Pesquería. Direct
employment SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT Esmeraldas Santa Elena Farm percentages Manabí El Oro Guayas El Oro Manabí Guayas Packing production Source: Banco Central del Ecuador. LOCAL PRODUCTION China Europe Source: Cámara Nacional de Pesquería. Asia USA Africa America MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS MENU MENÚ Our Company Our Country Home SHRIMP Shrimp is the greatest non-petroleum export product in Ecuador. Shrimp farming activity in the country has grown so much that its product has become the most coveted in the world. Fleets 256 Carried out within the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of Ecuador Source: Instituto Nacional de Pesca FISHING AREA Rollizo
Anchoa nasus Pacific Herring Sardine
Opisthonema libertate Pacific Anchoveta
Cetengraulis mysticetus Pacific Threat herring
Opisthonema spp. Shortfin Scad
Decapterus macrosoma Frigate Tuna
Auxis spp. Chub Mackarel
Scomber japonicus Source: Banco Central del Ecuador. TYPES OF PELAGIC FISH 25.000 Source: Cámara Nacional de Pesquería. Direct employment SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT Amounts expressed in United States dollars (USD) 171.485.81 TM $228.010.64 K 26.122.33 TM 5.430.06 TM 73.184.23 TM 64.470.13 TM 2.279.05 TM $55.068.17 K $9.538.17 K $96.504.70 K $65.969.50 K $930.10 K Other canned goods Fish Oil Fishmeal Frozen Fish Fresh Fish Our exports are made for various uses, among those for direct consumption (conserve and frozen) and for the manufacturing of fishmeal and fish oil. Source: Banco Central del Ecuador. EXPORTS China Source: Cámara Nacional
de Pesquería. Other Countries Latin America Japan USA MAIN EXPORT
DESTINATIONS MENU MENÚ Our Company Our Country Home PELAGIC FISH Pelagic fish are defined as species of fish that live in medium depth waters or close to the surface. The Small Pelagic Fishery is the second most important fishery that we have in economic terms.

MENU Our Company Our Country Home ECUADOR FISHING AND
AQUACULTURE OUR COUNTRY Ecuador is a mega diverse and unique country located in the middle of the world. Thanks to its location, it allows for an exponential development of life in flora and fauna. It is acknowledged globally due to its natural and endemic diversity. For this reason, we invite you to learn more about this wonderful country in our web catalog.