The wet ecosystems of the Gulf ecoregion comprises a great variety of habitats that include mangrove forests, salt-marshes, intertidal pools, swamps, freshwater inner lagoons, brackish and seawater systems, where there is a rich and complex food chain. These habitats are important breeding ground for birds, fish, crustaceans, and mammals. Additionally, these ecosystems constitute important fishery grounds and favorable conditions for aquaculture; the lagoons provide nursery grounds for postlarvae shrimp as well as for commercially important fish species.The whole Gulf of California ecoregion contains substantial areas that have been considered suitable for shrimp farming; De la Lanza-Espino et al. (1993), estimated 236,000 ha of lowlands potentially available for the shrimp aquaculture for the Gulf of California ecoregion.