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The Parque Marino del Pacífico considers the improvement of the quality of life of the people living on the coastal zone, creating alternatives using research, development and innovation, in the field of the marine production. This program creates new bio-technologies in the production of fish for the implementation of sustainable marine farms, using a combination of factors as maturation of reproducers, breeding, larviculture. Control and improvement on nutritional, pathological and genetic aspects.
The laboratory is focus on production of red snapper (Lutjanus guttatus), and began observation studies on croakers and groupers as potential aquacultural species. A cooperation research is been develop with PIPASA Corporation (biggest animal food company in Costa Rica involved in commercialization of poultry, turkey and pigs production and meat), researching on specific diets for marine fish. Toxic algae (red tides) studies are been doing in cooperation with Electronic Microscopy Laboratory from Universidad de Costa Rica.
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Development and Research
