The importance of the production of black shell (Anadara tuberculosa) on the ecuadorian coast

The collection of black shells (Anadara tuberculosa) is an ancestral productive activity, which is carried out spontaneously and intuitively and whose importance has not been sufficiently considered, highlighted and recognized in the various governmental, business and academic spheres in Ecuador and other countries. The objective of this research is to find the indicators that determine the economic, social and environmental importance of the production of this bivalve mollusc, at a global and national level. To this end, a methodology of bibliographical research of primary, secondary and tertiary sources was applied. The contribution of black shell collection to Ecuador's GDP is US$ 15 million per year, if one includes the value added to the concha prieta at the restaurant level, which generates some 8,000 full-time and part-time jobs, mostly self-employment. It contributes to the preservation of more than 156,000 hectares of mangrove area still existing on the Ecuadorian coast. It is concluded that the production of black shells is of significant relevance in economic, social and environmental terms, with a great potential to be formally inserted in the Ecuadorian export circuit, to improve the levels of income and quality of life of the concheros (shell collectors) and to contribute to the sustainable management of the mangrove ecosystem. It is recommended to deepen the study of the economic, social and environmental variables that have greater impact on their levels of sustainability and competitiveness.

• Váldodahkki: Prado Carpio, Eveligh (author)
• Eará dahkkit: Martínez Soto, Moisés Enrique (author), Morris Díaz, Anne (author), Castro Armijos, Cristhian (author), Renteria Minuche, Patricio (author), Coronel Reyes, Julián (author), Rodríguez Monroy, Carlos (author)
• Materiálatiipa: article
• Giella: spa
• Almmustuhtton: 2020
• Fáttát: Importancia económica; importancia social; importancia ambiental; molusco bivalvo; Economic importance; social importance; environmental importance; bivalve mollusk
• Liŋkkat: https://revistasespam.espam.edu.ec/index.php/Revista_ESPAMCIENCIA/article/view/209