Common Name
Argentine Red Shrimp
Scientific Name
Pleoticus muelleri
The Argentina onshore red shrimp - bottom trawl (artisinal fleet) FIP is being designed by Asociacion Pescadores Artesanales Rawson Chubut (A.P.A.R.CH) with the technical support from CeDePesca. The FIP will aim to achieve a certifiable status for the fishery according to the MSC standard. To do so, a performance analysis (pre-assessment) will be carried out and, considering the results, an Action Plan will be proposed to achieve the objective.
The Argentina red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) fishery is the main crustacean fishery in Argentina and one of the most important marine resources in the Southwest Atlantic. In accordance with the Fisheries Law, Argentinean provinces have jurisdiction over the exploitation of living resources populating their interior waters and the Argentine sea adjacent to their coasts up to 12 nautical miles (measured from baseline), which allows for the characterization of provincial fisheries.
The fleet operates in the fishery addressed by this FIP, use bottom-trawling nets along the coastal waters of Chubut Province mainly in the Restricted Fishing Effort Zone between Punta León and Cabo Dos Bahías. The Rawson Port as its landing point, and it conducts daily fishing trips from November to April (some years October-March).
During 2024 the onshore red shrimp- artisanal fleet fishery recorded catches of around 16,000 tones.
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