Those who violate the ban will be punished and fined. The Ministry of Production warned that for every queue to be consumed shrimp during the closed period, about 2,500 eggs were lost.

Friday 20 a National Ban on river shrimp which runs until March 31 next year, during which it is prohibited to extract, process, transport, sell, use and consume the product across the country will begin, reported the Ministry of Production.

The portfolio urged fishermen, sellers, buyers, chefs and consumers in general to respect the ban, because allowing the resource to be replicated in the mentioned period, and thus ensure their availability in the Peruvian table the rest of the year.

He warned that for every tail shrimp ingested about 2,500 eggs are lost, disrupting the life cycle of this species.

Produce explicó que las personas o empresas que contravengan la norma serán sancionadas y multadas. Para denunciar a los infractores ha habilitado la línea telefónica 616-2222, anexo 1531, y el correo electrónico denonecias@poduce.gob.pe.

SOURCE: Journal Management.