Catch levels of Argentinean shrimp are currently excellent and, since 2012, have practically doubled their turnover, increasing from 79,657 tonnes to over 150,500 in 2016.
Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) has reached a new record in catches, with an annual figure of 150,507 tonnes up to November last. This figure is 5.1% over the total volume landed last year (143,127 tonnes). According to statistics from Argentina’s Undersecretariat of Fisheries, the red shrimp fleet has practically doubled its turnover between 2012 and 2016, rising from 79,657 tonnes to over 15,500.
The latest export figures available indicate that in the first eight months of this year, 96,853 tonnes of red shrimp were exported for 597million dollars, figures that mean a 47% interannual increase in terms of volume and a 41.8% increase in value.