Thursday, August 28, 2014

Shrimp Fishing Season to Begin September 14

Shrimp trawlers are facing a difficult start to the season as 80 percent are without diesel fuel.
Shrimp trawlers are facing a difficult start to the season as 80 percent are without diesel fuel.
The committee on fishing moratoriums announced yesterday the moratorium will be lifted on September 14 to begin the high seas 2014-2015 shrimp season and on September 5 for the pangas capturing shrimp in streams and lagoons.
The earlier date for pangas has once again this year caused concern for deep sea shrimpers who complain pangas infringe on their fishing territory before their ships can legally take to sea.
Given the possibility, authorities, panga and shrimp trawler owners have agreed that if pangas are caught fishing illegally outside their territory, shrimp trawler owners will detain them to face legal proceedings.
Head of Conapesca, Mario Aguilar Sánchez, told media an agreement is in place between trawlers and pangas to not fish illegally. However, in order to enforce the détente Conapesca will deploy two helicopters and over 50 agents to patrol deep sea waters.
Shrimp trawlers are facing a difficult start to the season as 80 percent are without diesel fuel.
Vice President of the national aquaculture and fishing board, Humberto Becerra Batista, said not only is the fishing season starting too early when shrimp are not yet mature, but as well there is shortage of diesel fuel in the port.
Shiploads of diesel due to arrive from the port of Lázaro Cárdenas have been delayed by high seas from the passing of Hurricane Marie. Each trawler requires 50,000 liters of fuel for one month at sea, he explained, and only 20 percent of the fleet might be able to obtain diesel in Topolobampo.
Mazatlán’s shrimp fleet consists of 2,552 pangas and 613 trawlers. During the 2012-2013 season, trawlers captured 6,477 tons of shrimp and in 2013-2014, 6,299 tons. Pangas hauled in 4,648 tons in 2012-2013 and 5,582 in 2013-2014.
 (from Noroeste)

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