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Shrimp Farms Spread in Sinaloa

The coastal state is one of the largest shrimp farming regions in Mexico.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the North American Land Change Monitoring System, an international initiative supported by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). U.S. Geological Survey partners include: Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO, Natural Resources Canada); National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO); National Forestry Commission of Mexico (CONAFOR); and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published April 2, 2021
Data acquired 2010 - 2015

Sources:
Landsat 7 > ETM+
Landsat 8 > OLI