A group of Chinese technicians will collaborate with Brazil's National Fisheries Development Institute (INDP) to draft a Strategic Pisciculture Development Plan (PNDP) for Cape Verde.

China and Brazil aims to spur the development of marine and hatchery farming of various species, in particularly shrimp and lobster.

The Cape Verde government also seeks to produce a considerable volume of the shellfish in the local market, and to increase seafood exports.

The plan was first developed in San Vicente and is expected to conclude within a year.

The government also plans to contact other foreign partners such as the EU, Spain and Japan, to obtain additional funding for the implementation of the national pisciculture plan.

Meanwhile, executives from Cape Verde and Brazil have announced they will breed shrimp in captivity in the archipelago through a mixed company, revealed the Brazilian Micro and Small Companies Support Service (SEBRAE) of Ceara.

About EUR1.5 million (US$2.2 million) will be invested, half of which will be funded by the Netherlands and other executives.

Executives from both countries will also assess the possibility of producing tilapia ad other fresh water species that can be used as bait for tuna fishing.