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Social Aspects

At Grupo Granjas Marinas, we are proud to make a difference in our environment and make a difference for the people who work for us and the communities that surround us. We strive to improve the lives of our employees and our community.

We are working to develop the rural areas that surround us, which are some of the poorest areas of Honduras and the world. We are proud to improve access to education, health, basic sanitation and strengthen self-management capabilities in our communities. We are the main contributor to FUNDESUR, the social arm of the shrimp industry that benefits more than 33,000 in the south of Honduras (www.fundesur.org).


Participatory Social Impact Assessment (p-SIA)

GGM achieved ASC certification of all of its five shrimp farms in the South of Honduras – Granjas Marinas San Bernardo (GMSB), Criaderos Marinos, S.A. (CRIMASA), Aquacultivos de Honduras (AQH), Camaronera del Pácifico (CADELPA), and Las Arenas. Currently, GGM, in compliance with the ASC standard, has carried out the second update of the P-SIA. The methodology used to conduct this review and p-SIAs update was based on the ASC-Shrimp guidelines, Appendix 2 and following the seven steps recommended for the preparation of the new p-SIAs.

Analysis of the current p-SIA and based on the study of interest groups, it was found that Guameru community continues to be the community of importance for GMSB’s operations.


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GGM achieved ASC certification of all of its five shrimp farms in the South of Honduras – Granjas Marinas San Bernardo (GMSB), Criaderos Marinos, S.A. (CRIMASA), Aquacultivos de Honduras (AQH), Camaronera del Pácifico (CADELPA), and Las Arenas. Currently, GGM, in compliance with the ASC standard, has carried out the second update of the P-SIA. The methodology used to conduct this review and p-SIAs update was based on the ASC-Shrimp guidelines, Appendix 2 and following the seven steps recommended for the preparation of the new p-SIAs.

Analysis of the current p-SIA and based on the study of interest groups, it was found that El Carmen 2 community continues to be the community of importance for CRIMASA’s operations.


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GGM achieved ASC certification of all of its five shrimp farms in the South of Honduras – Granjas Marinas San Bernardo (GMSB), Criaderos Marinos, S.A. (CRIMASA), Aquacultivos de Honduras (AQH), Camaronera del Pácifico (CADELPA), and Las Arenas. Currently, GGM, in compliance with the ASC standard, has carried out the second update of the P-SIA. The methodology used to conduct this review and p-SIAs update was based on the ASC-Shrimp guidelines, Appendix 2 and following the seven steps recommended for the preparation of the new p-SIAs.

Analysis of the current p-SIA and based on the study of interest groups, it was found that El Tulito community continues to be the community of importance for CADELPA’s operations.


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GGM achieved ASC certification of all of its five shrimp farms in the South of Honduras – Granjas Marinas San Bernardo (GMSB), Criaderos Marinos, S.A. (CRIMASA), Aquacultivos de Honduras (AQH), Camaronera del Pácifico (CADELPA), and Las Arenas. Currently, GGM, in compliance with the ASC standard, has carried out the second update of the P-SIA. The methodology used to conduct this review and p-SIAs update was based on the ASC-Shrimp guidelines, Appendix 2 and following the seven steps recommended for the preparation of the new p-SIAs.

Analysis of the current p-SIA and based on the study of interest groups, it was found that Las Arenas community continues to be the community of importance for Finca Camaronera LAS ARENAS operations.


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GGM achieved ASC certification of all of its five shrimp farms in the South of Honduras – Granjas Marinas San Bernardo (GMSB), Criaderos Marinos, S.A. (CRIMASA), Aquacultivos de Honduras (AQH), Camaronera del Pácifico (CADELPA), and Las Arenas. Currently, GGM, in compliance with the ASC standard, has carried out the second update of the P-SIA. The methodology used to conduct this review and p-SIAs update was based on the ASC-Shrimp guidelines, Appendix 2 and following the seven steps recommended for the preparation of the new p-SIAs.

Analysis of the current p-SIA and based on the study of interest groups, it was found that El Tulito community continues to be the community of importance for AQH’s operations.


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Grupo Granjas Marinas S.A takes pride in thier social responsability projects concerning Education.

For over 15 years, we have provided education to our employees providing materials and time for their classes. The program initiated in 1999 at our shrimp farm San Bernardo, where fellow teachers working in the company served as volunteer facilitators, teaching classes to peers who still could not read or write. Since 2000, the program was implemented in the remaining farms of Grupo Granjas Marinas and since then

GGM employees enjoy privilege of an education at their place of work for free. Worthy example of Corporate Social Responsibility begins at home.

Under this project worked has been done with 4 schools in the municipalities of San Lorenzo, Marcovia, Namasigue, Monjaras support has been with the installation and improvement of their data centers in exchange for a commitment to implement recovery and recycling programs in their schools plastic. Children have access to educational technologies (computer equipment) and learn about proper waste management. Teachers, parents and students receive technical training from the Department of Environmental and Social Management on proper waste management. A total of 1,262 students have benefited from this program.