Panama reopens the shrimp fishing season this Saturday, April 11, after concluding the first fishing ban of the year, which was in effect from February 1. The fishing activity will be permitted until August 31 throughout the country. This measure marks the restart of one of the country's most important fishing activities after more than two months of a total ban on marine shrimp capture, established to favor the reproduction and recovery of the species. According to the Panama Aquatic Resources Authority, during the ban, control and surveillance operations were maintained to ensure compliance with regulations, aiming to protect the resource and its biological cycles. The lifting of the restriction reopens the market for fishermen, marketers, and coastal communities, at a time when authorities insist on the need to maintain sustainable practices and adherence to current regulations. The fishing season that now begins is the first of 2026 and is part of the annual management scheme for the shrimp resource, designed to balance economic activity with species conservation, the entity assured.
