Mexico will maintain certification to export shrimp to the US in 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), through the National Commission for Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca), reported that the Mexican deep-sea shrimp fishery will maintain Export Certification to the US market in 2025. This is after having achieved 97 percent approval in the proper use of the Sea Turtle Excluder Devices (TED), in the annual 2024 verification by the United States government. Sader explained that as part of the process for the certification of Mexican shrimp for 2025, from November 11 to 14, a verification visit was made by US government authorities in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, where dock tours were carried out to carry out verifications on shrimp vessels, both on land and at sea. After these verifications, Mexico obtained an overall rating of 97 percent and this helps to maintain the certification of Mexican shrimp for the current year. This certification is a recognition that the Mexican shrimp fishery is developing in a sustainable manner, ...