Profile updated on 6 June 2023
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
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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.