Cangrejo rojo: Proceso de extracción, venta y consumo

Abstract

The Red Crab issue: extraction, sale, and consumption process, is based on the different scenarios that a person (worker) experiences around one of the most consumed crustaceans in Ecuador, this species apart from providing ecological benefits to the soil of mangrove, is the livelihood and sharing of many Ecuadorian families. According to the research carried out in this report, both from scientific repositories and interviews, it is considered a relevant resource in the socio-economic and socio-environmental spheres. The danger to the habitat of the crustacean and the species itself is highlighted, both due to pollution and illegal fishing and as for crab fishermen, are the different risks that arise in their daily lives, one of the most serious: crime. The methodology used for this research was a non-experimental participatory qualitative nature, field and bibliographic research techniques were developed. As a result, it was possible to demonstrate the effort that each task entails, from the fisherman/extractor to the kitchen staff, who is responsible for providing the best seasoning to the consumer every day. The results obtained in the field research (documentary) were following the bibliographical research carried out since several of the points taken into account in this document were shared by the interviewees.