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Mexico fishing permits available online
http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_11793718
By Phil Friedman
02/26/2009
Arturo Martinez, Deputy Director of Visitor assistance for Baja California, announced that anglers are now able to purchase Mexican Fishing Permits
online by going to: http://www.DiscoverBajaCalifornia.Com
Baja California has become the first state in Mexico to offer this service to anglers worldwide and 24/7.
"This is a big deal," said Don Ashley from Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach. "In the past, if you wanted to go fishing on a weekend in Mexican waters,
you were pretty much out of luck. This new service does away with all of that."
Martinez said with a credit card, anglers could purchase and print their documents in a few minutes. Martinez will have a booth at the Fred Hall
Fishing Tackle and Boat Show in Long Beach (which starts March 4) to show anglers just how easy this new service is.
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http://www.conapescasandiego.org/contenido.cfm?cont=LICENSE_...
This takes a bit longer but avoids the membership fee and the upcharge for the on-line service.
Mail in your check and receive your license within a week or so.
I typically call Discover for my insurance and any needed FMTs or fishing licenses.
They used to have boat licenses as well, when they were required.
Discover Baja Travel CLub membership is around $35.
This is a great service for those in Baja with credit card and phone access or those who "forgot".
[Edited on 3-2-2009 by Diver]
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discoverbajacalifornia.com is the Baja California State Tourism site.
discoverbaja.com is the travel club located in San Diego.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNews
discoverbajacalifornia.com is the Baja California State Tourism site.
discoverbaja.com is the travel club located in San Diego.
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Ah ha, my mistake.
It looks like this is a new and separate site from Discover Baja Travel Club.
No membership required !!
Sounds wonderful - Shari, you are in business !!
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As a side note.... Conapesca is NOT keeping up with change in the peso vs. the dollar. It is much cheaper to buy your license in Baja than S.D. Also
a lot more trouble. You make your choise.
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discoverbajacalifornia.com seems to be just for the state of Baja. Does a Baja fishing license cover Baja Sur as well? I have always gotten my
license in Baja, even when I was fishing Baja Sur, assuming it was a federal license and applied to both places, but maybe that was presumption.
Is a Baja fishing license usable in Baja Sur?
Also the site reads, "You can easily obtain your Fishing and Boat licenses in any State Tourism Offices, conveniently located within the state, at
Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada, San Felipe and Bahía de Los Angeles."
Ahhh, "easily" has not been my experience, though admittedly I have only gone the hard way in La Paz. Maybe it is easier in Baja norte.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Hmmmm, I tried the site and it says payment must be in cash to one of their offices.
When I click on "get permit" the remainder of the site is in Spanish.
Not so much help after all ??
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click on the little flag for English..then you need to set up an account...and then pretty straight-forward
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I got mine also. The exchange came out to $37.56 on a wells fargo card. Now we will see how long it takes to get the permit by mail.
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We got ours also, worked great was able to print off at time of purchase. Have found a thread to get visa on line, cost is a bit more, but no stopping
at border. I will start a thread with a link. Connie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
discoverbajacalifornia.com seems to be just for the state of Baja. Does a Baja fishing license cover Baja Sur as well? I have always gotten my
license in Baja, even when I was fishing Baja Sur, assuming it was a federal license and applied to both places, but maybe that was presumption.
Is a Baja fishing license usable in Baja Sur?
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I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that the money for license sales now stays in the state where the license was sold. But the license IS
federal, and a license for saltwater sport fishing is good for all ocean fishing, except from the large San Diego party boats. Those require a
different permit.
With these web-based sales Baja Norte officials could generate money from anglers intending to fish in other areas of Mexico. That may be viewed a
flaw in the system, or it could be viewed as a good incentive to encourage the sale of licenses and enforcement of license laws. Perhaps there is a
relationship between the local retention of license money and the stepped up enforcement efforts mention on other threads in this forum.
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we have been hearing for awhile now that if you buy a license in BCS it helps to fund work in BCS. I would love to do that, but they make it so hard
if you are not going to one of the larger citys. This online thing is a big improvement, and I am sure it will help sell more licenses.
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We finally figured out how to get fishing licenses on-line here in the outback but man, it is a real complicated process but can be done and I just
print out your license for ya and pay through my bank...whew...finally.
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Awesome info. Can't wait to try it out.
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I just purchased my Mexican Fishing permit on-line at the following site -
http://www.bestbajafishing.org/fishing-permits.php
It then redirects you to the following site
https://www2.ebajacalifornia.gob.mx/Pesca/
It was a relatively painless effort. You need to establish a log on ID which is your email address + a password. Then you receive an email with a
link to print out your permit. I haven't seen the credit card charge but expect it to be around U.S. $41. It looks just like the permit from last
year I bought at Squidco in San Diego.
There is one issue - when purchasing on line there is a pull down menu to select one of the following, 1-Aguas de Jurisdiccion Federal; 2 -Pacific
Ocean; 3 - Gulf of Mexico. I chose Aguas de Jurisdiccion Federal. The license I purchased last year the Zona de Pesca was blank. I called Mexico
Department of Fisheries Office in San Diego and they don't have a clue. They just know that Baja is offering this.
According to the web site "The resources obtained from the sale of these permits, stay in Baja California and are re-invested to maintain and promote
this important tourism activity."
I hope this helps.
bajajurel
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this is the site where I get our clients licenses as well if they show up here without one...pretty simple but you need their credit card.
http://www2.ebajacalifornia.gob.mx/Pesca/index.jsp?i=Eua
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Mexico is making baby steps again and that's the good news. FONMAR is the key to the new process. If and when you buy a fishing license in Baja, hand
them the money, get the license, that money goes to the local authorities to help the fishery through FONMAR. One day perhaps they will find a way to
funnel the funds no matter where or how you buy them, to aid the fishery you will fish in. Sad that most online services probably buy licenses by the
box from CONAPESCA and the money goes to that local office, then to Mexico to the big black hole. Sadder that many times Mexico runs out of licenses
and then our choices are don't fish or send the money to the big black hole til they print some more.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajurel
I just purchased my Mexican Fishing permit on-line at the following site -
http://www.bestbajafishing.org/fishing-permits.php
It then redirects you to the following site
https://www2.ebajacalifornia.gob.mx/Pesca/
It was a relatively painless effort. You need to establish a log on ID which is your email address + a password. Then you receive an email with a
link to print out your permit. I haven't seen the credit card charge but expect it to be around U.S. $41. It looks just like the permit from last
year I bought at Squidco in San Diego.
There is one issue - when purchasing on line there is a pull down menu to select one of the following, 1-Aguas de Jurisdiccion Federal; 2 -Pacific
Ocean; 3 - Gulf of Mexico. I chose Aguas de Jurisdiccion Federal. The license I purchased last year the Zona de Pesca was blank. I called Mexico
Department of Fisheries Office in San Diego and they don't have a clue. They just know that Baja is offering this.
According to the web site "The resources obtained from the sale of these permits, stay in Baja California and are re-invested to maintain and promote
this important tourism activity."
I hope this helps. |
The credit charge just came through today and it was U.S. $40.70 from Gobierno Del Edo B Cal Mexicali.
bajajurel
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