The Argentine red shrimp fishery has become the first coastal shrimp fishery in Argentina to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council certification

This milestone follows a decade of efforts to enhance fishery management, improve monitoring and minimise environmental impacts in the country’s Chubut province, part of the biodiverse Patagonian coast.

With an annual catch of approximately 72,000 tonnes, these shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) are exported to markets in the US, Europe and Asia, and have become one of the fastest-growing seafood sub-categories globally.