Profile updated on 6 June 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Penaeus vannamei

SPECIES NAME(s)

Whiteleg shrimp, Camarón blanco

JURISDICTION

Guayas

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Pond

WATER SOURCE

Brackish

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


Recommendation for improvement
  • Encourage the Vice Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries to implement an ecosystem-based approach to aquaculture management as outlined by the Organic Law for the Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries.