Shrimp catches already have a record level in Australia

Published Dec 21, 2022

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Secretary of Fisheries, José Gabriel Aguilar, announced record shrimp catch levels this year and mentioned the need for increased fishing limits due to the high volume of catch. He also highlighted efforts to reduce waste and protect the environment. Aguilar confirmed that 90% of the shrimp is exported and shared plans to extend the fishing season until early March. Additionally, he announced a $6 million contribution from the Chamber of the Yellow Fleet and other sector chambers to provide holiday support to 65 former Fyrsa workers who were unable to find new employment in the fishing industry.

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Gabriel Aguilar said that the fishing limits that the vessels have "were small" for the volumes that are being handled. He also revealed that they will distribute $6 million in aid among 65 ex-Fyrsa unemployed. The Secretary of Fisheries, José Gabriel Aguilar, confirmed that the shrimp catch this year is already a "record" and regarding the environment, he slipped that "we are training sailors. Some 80 thousand empty boxes move in Puerto Rawson per day. Cleaning is part of all the work. The commitment is that they are not thrown and less and less fall into the sea," he emphasized. In Cadena Tiempo, he specified that “we are one month into the fishing season and we are at record levels of shrimp capture. The boats have their limits and those limits have become small. The monitoring and controls are permanent”. “We have excellent catches. We are sending to cold rooms in Comodoro Rivadavia. The shrimp grows and develops in just over a year (L1). If it is not captured at that time, it ...

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