Venezuelan Livestock and Fishing Industry Analysis
Livestock in Venezuela
Source: Spain.
Admission: By Coro, Borburata, and Cumaná.
Types of Livestock
- Bovine (Vaccine)
- Mular (Mules)
- Sheep
- Asses (Donkeys)
- Goats
- Porcine (Swine)
- Equine (Caballar)
- Poultry (Aves)
Importance and Major Livestock Areas
Areas of Beef Cattle
- Anzoátegui
- Apure: 9.2%
- Bolívar
- Monagas
- Delta Amacuro
- Guárico: 7.4%
- Barinas: 7.5%
- All other areas represent 40% of production.
Areas of Bovine Milk
- Zulia: 76.6%
- Lara
- Falcón
- Trujillo
- Mérida
- Táchira: 8.2%
- All other areas represent 93% of production.
Swine Areas
The following regions concentrate 68% of production:
- Federal District
- Aragua
- Carabobo: 18%
- Cojedes: 14.1%
- Portuguesa
- Miranda: 17.9%
- Sucre
- Yaracuy
Bird Areas and Egg Production
These states concentrate 75% of birds and 73% of eggs:
- Zulia: 30% Birds - 20% Eggs
- Aragua: 14% Birds - 22% Eggs
- Miranda: 9% Birds - 8% Eggs
- Carabobo: 12% Birds - 13% Eggs
Marine and Fishing Resources in Venezuela
Characteristics of Venezuelan Seas
Geographical Factors Favoring Importance
- Extended continental shelf: Acts as a valuable breeding ground for various marine species of high economic value.
- Influence of ocean currents: Provides abundant food (plankton) for large schools of fish.
- Shallow areas: Existence of zones with abundant food for fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.
Key Fishing Zones
Eastern Fishery Zone
Location: Extends from the border with Guyana Essequibo to the Unare depression.
Factors Influencing Importance:
- The influence of the Atlantic equatorial current, which acts as a nutrient source for fish in the area.
- The presence of the Gulf of Cariaco, Gulf of Paria, and Píritu lagoons, which favor species reproduction.
- The existence of the Salinas de Araya.
- The skill of the coastal population as fishermen and the lack of suitable soils for agriculture.
Central Fishery Zone
Location: Ranges from the Unare depression (limit between Anzoátegui and Miranda) to Chichiriviche (East of Falcón).
Characteristics:
- Corresponds to the central section (coastline chain) of the Coastal Range.
- It has a relatively narrow continental shelf.
- Numerous islands off the coast allow for the location of good fishing areas.
- The migration patterns of species have favored their presence.
- Abundant species: Snapper, grouper, anchovy, and lisa (mullet).
Western Fishery Zone
Location: Covers almost the entire coasts of Falcón and Zulia, including Lake Maracaibo.
Characteristics:
- The wide and shallow littoral platform of the Falcón coast and the Gulf of Venezuela.
- Good conditions for aquatic farms in areas such as Lake Maracaibo.
- The abundance of food provided by marine currents.
- The coastline provides excellent conditions for the installation of ports.
- Abundant species: Mullets, groupers, snappers, mackerels, and sea bass.