Ecuadorian shrimp producers are calling on the newly elected government of Guillermo Lasso to help boost the sector's competitiveness.

The former banker unexpectedly defeated left-wing economist Andres Arauz in Sunday's decisive second round in the battle for the presidency.

Shrimp producers trade body the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA), headed by Jose Antonio Camposano, does not influence producers' choice of candidate.

But the group does have clearly defined ideas of what the industry needs from any administration.