2024-05-07 20:50:19
As part of the fishery management measures to protect the sustainable development of marine shrimp, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) established the national ban on marine shrimp from May 2 to June 15, 2024.
According to the institution, the period of suspension of extraction responds to the fact that it is the time of greatest reproduction and growth of marine shrimp and the ecosystems where they live, hence the provision ensures the recovery and sustainability of the species, since in In recent years there has been a decline in marine shrimp production.
The national closed season was determined by consensus together with the Scientific Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the National Council for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
The prohibition on the extraction of the resource does not restrict marketing or consumption, as long as the marine shrimp comes from reserves maintained by businesses or restaurants, and that they have acquired them before establishing the fisheries management measure.
Supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers, importers and exporters of fishing products had to submit the Inventory Control Form to CENDEPESCA, to guarantee compliance with regulations and avoid seizures due to lack of proper documentation.
Monitoring, control and surveillance will be carried out by an inter-institutional committee, joining the work of the MAG, the ministries of the Environment, National Defense, Treasury, the General Directorate of Customs, the National Civil Police, the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic and the Consumer Ombudsman.