Profile updated on 27 March 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Penaeus stylirostris
SPECIES NAME(s)
Blue shrimp, Camarón azul
COMMON NAMES
Camarón azul, Gulf of California shrimp
The blue shrimp is the most abundant shrimp species in the Mexican Pacific, with major catches in the states of Sinaloa and Sonora. A significant degree of genetic structure was found for Penaeus stylirostris along the Gulf of California (de la Rosa-Vélez et al. 2000), identifying an Upper Gulf of California population, a Sonora population and a Sinaloa-Nayarit population. Also, a nearby different population is considered to exist in Bahía Magdalena, located in western Baja California Sur (DOF 2012). In Western Baja - Bahia Magdalena, only an artisanal management unit is defined as there is no industrial fishing of blue shrimp taking place.
ANALYSIS
- Shrimp species captured in the Mexican Pacific are short-lived species, with high fecundity and highly resilient to fishing mortality.
SCORES
Management Quality:
≥ 6
≥ 6
DATA DEFICIENT to < 6
Smale-Scale Fisheries:
