Species information
Commercial name
Seabob
Scientific name
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
Famliy
Penaeidae
Catch area
Central-Western Atlantic Ocean (Suriname & Guyana)
Catch method
Twin rig otter trawl
Catch season
Suriname: year round - Guyana: closing season September-October
Estimated volume/year
3.500 T MSC certified (Suriname), 2.000 T Guyana
Available as
Peeled deveined or undeveined shrimp - Frozen: raw, blanched, cooked - Chilled: blanched, cooked
Available sizes
Peeled deveined: 130-150, 150-200 pcs/lb, Peeled undeveined: 90-110, 110-130, 150-200, 200-300, 300-500 pcs/lb, brokens.
Sustainability details
The Suriname Seabob fishery has been MSC certified in November 2011, being the first tropical shrimp fishery in the world to achieve this certificate. The MSC assessment process for the Guyanese Seabob fishery has been started in 2013.