The Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) today reported that after several unannounced raids in the regions of Lima, Arequipa and Ica, 1,506 kilos of shrimp river species found in reproductive period closed until March 31 seized next.

As control actions are led by inspectors from the Directorate General of Supervision and Control in the sector, who constantly walking restaurants, markets, checkpoints roads, among others, at the national level, in order to enforce remembered the law.

In that sense, PRODUCE urged fishermen, traders, buyers, chefs and consumers in general to respect the closure of river shrimp.

He noted that river shrimp consumed in the period of watchful season on the maturation of the crustacean, since, for each queue Shrimp ingested about 2,500 eggs are lost, disrupting the life cycle of this species.

Significantly occurrence reports rose against the offenders, began to appropriate disciplinary processes. In addition, donated it confiscated from various centers.

Seizures
In the Arequipa Region, PRODUCE inspectors involved several restaurants seizing the crustacean establishments Tambo Travel Services (3 kilos), The Vitoreño (1.2 kilos), Picantería Tourist Arequipeña Tradition (2 kilos), Cevichería The Pitu (1 kilo) Uncle Tom (3 kilos) and Cevichería Mollendo El Paisa (2 kilos).

Similarly, river shrimp traders seized Demetrio Tintaya Noa (1 kilo), Pequetita Motta Cornejo (4 kilos) and Roberto Llerena Luis Villalta (10 kilos) when they moved in Ocoña-Secocha road in the bus plate V3A-590.

Also confiscated were conducted in the Toll Penthouse - Caravelí intervened where public transport vehicle plate BOR-964, seizing 9 kilos, owned by Oswaldo Luis Ulloa Crisanto.

In Lima, the seizures were made in Control Module Ancon, where intervened in the isothermal chamber plate M4L-941, seizing 104 kilos of crustacean.

Ica
On the other hand, in the Ica region Inspectors PRODUCE toured the Market Virgin Rosary Association of Yaucay the Fair Market No. 1 of Pisco, where freshwater shrimp was seized traders Martin Aquino Cuno (1 kilo) and Manuel Ajori Nuñez (5 kilos).

Notably, the largest seizure of crustacean closure was performed in tolls Nazca and Ica where Customs personnel seized 1,360 kilos of shrimp river transported on board buses B6R-967, C4H-957 and C4C-969 and can not be identify the owners of the cargo to flee the scene.

It is noteworthy that among the control actions are led by PRODUCE destruction or izangas baskets used for catching shrimp river. Thus, destroyed 24 of these instruments in the Pativilca River (Canyon).

El dato
The ban Shrimp River is framed in the Ministerial Resolution No. 312-2006-PRODUCE. Natural or legal persons that do not comply with the ban Shrimp river, will be subject to estimated tax units (ITU) fines.

El Ministerio de la Producción recuerda a la población que habilitó un correo electrónico para recibir denuncias contra quienes incumplan la norma: denuncias@prtheduce.gob.pe.

SOURCE: Gestion.pe