Profile updated on 9 December 2021

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Metapenaeopsis barbata

SPECIES NAME(s)

Whiskered velvet shrimp

A single stock of whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata) is thought to extend from the South China Sea to the southern part of the East China Sea, and to be distinct from stock in the Yellow Sea (Chu et al., 2012). This profile may undergo restructuring in the future as new information comes to light. The map below regards the whiskered velvet shrimp distribution.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • No strength was identified for this fishery.

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

< 6

Managers Compliance:

< 6

Fishers Compliance:

DATA DEFICIENT