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Which sanitary authorizations govern trade in shrimp and aquatic products in Guatemala?

According to the cited documentsSuppliers: aquaculture

Within MAGA's Vice-Ministry of Agricultural Health and Regulations (VISAR), the National Aquatic Animal Health Programme (PRONASA) is the animal-health programme for aquaculture, and VISAR's import/export section publishes the forms that apply to aquatic products: the application for zoosanitary import authorisation of hydrobiological products (aquatic animals), the import-permit application for unprocessed food of hydrobiological origin and the application for a sanitary licence to transport live aquatic animals, plus the traceability slip. DIPESCA appears within VISAR's own menu, which places fisheries regulation and aquatic health under the same vice-ministry. Processed foods, by contrast, are registered with the MSPAS.

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Sources

  • VISAR–MAGA

    Programa Nacional de Sanidad Acuícola

    maga.gob.gtAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • VISAR–MAGA

    Importaciones / Exportaciones · formularios

    maga.gob.gtAccessed Sep 13, 2026Go to the source
  • VISAR–MAGA

    Portal del Viceministerio

    maga.gob.gtAccessed Sep 6, 2026Go to the source