Argentine Red Shrimp Season Delayed After Prospecting Finds Low Abundance
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Prospecting vessels from the Argentine red shrimp fleet sailed earlier this week, but the anticipated commercial opening out of Puerto Rawson has been postponed after prospecting results showed that shrimp abundance is insufficient to support an immediate start, according to local publication Revista Puerto. Chubut province, a key hub for Argentina’s inshore shrimp grounds and processing capacity, had been expected to set the season in motion for early November, but authorities and industry sources now say they will delay the zafra until assessments show adequate abundance...
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