BajaNews - 3-25-2010 at 12:58 PM
http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?day=25&id...
March 25, 2010
The National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (CONAPESCA) has issued a prohibition of capture over all existing species of shrimp in marine waters
under federal jurisdiction of the Pacific Ocean as of 31 March. The affected area includes the Gulf of California and lagoon estuarine systems, salt
marshes and bays of the states of Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit.
According to the government, this ban is a major instrument of fishery management that complements other regulations of the sequential shrimp
fisheries of the Pacific coast. It contributes to the renovation of stocks, protecting the reproductive process and assuring greater sizes and a
better commercial value, it explains.
Those fishers who do not fulfil or violate the ban agreement will receive the corresponding sanctions set forth in the General Law of Sustainable
Fisheries and Aquaculture.
In addition, those persons in the coastal zones of the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California who maintain seafood products originating from fresh
catch, conserved with ice or frozen, for its commercialisation at wholesale or industrialisation, must elaborate an inventory of their shrimp stocks
and inform the fishery authority.
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) will present the end date of the ban through CONAPESCA based
on the biological research and samplings carried out by experts from the National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA).
In the meantime, the Mexican Government initiated talks with US authorities to move up inspections on national shrimping vessels, in order to renew
the fleet affected by the embargo imposed on Mexican shrimp.
Early this month, the US Department of State denied Mexico the certification to export wild shrimp to that country in considering that it does not
count on protection measures for marine turtles during trawler fishing.
The shrimp embargo is expected to take effect in April.
Russ - 3-25-2010 at 01:13 PM
Good News! Now we'll see what happens.
Cypress - 3-25-2010 at 01:23 PM
Real good news! 
monoloco - 3-25-2010 at 01:28 PM
I would assume this is more like a seasonal closure, I can't see them shutting down such a lucrative fishery for very long. There are at least 6 boats
trawling every night out in front of us, they must still be getting something.
Sharksbaja - 3-25-2010 at 01:44 PM
We'll see. Kinda reminded me of how logging the PNW goes. Once the big corps think legislation is going to occur to halt or slow timber sales they go
hog crazy.
Hope that doesn't happen. I wonder if the guys peddling pranws outta their vans will be cut off? I hope that there is a provision for the small guys.
I like shrimp.
The export shrimp market is huge in Mex. Is this gonna impact global prices?
DENNIS - 3-25-2010 at 01:49 PM
Another coffin nail for San Felipe with their Shrimp Festival. I doubt anything will change. Talk is cheap.
Change ?
MrBillM - 3-25-2010 at 06:49 PM
Hope it doesn't increase the price off the Beach, but I'll still buy within reason.
Like everybody else.
Season's about over anyway, isn't it ?
Cypress - 3-26-2010 at 06:18 AM
Shrimpers are required to have turtle excluder devices on their shrimp nets. Mexican shrimpers don't use them. Turtle excluders consist of trap door
device on the top of the net that flips open when a turle or large fish hits it, allowing the turtle or fish to escape. US authorities will inspect
the Mexican shrimp fleet in August or September to determine if they are in compliance. They will be either certified or denied certification at that
time.
Russ - 3-26-2010 at 08:17 AM
These guys just showed up this morning.
Tomas Tierra - 3-26-2010 at 08:33 AM
Good news for bottom habitat all around Baja!
The Good Old Days
MrBillM - 3-26-2010 at 09:52 AM
One of the "second-best" meals I ever had at Alfonsina's was Sea Turtle. Really Tasty.
The best, of course, were the number of Tortuava dinners there. When I first ate that in '72, I couldn't believe a fish could be that good.
I can remember back in the 80s when Turtle was still in the meat counter at Calimax. It wasn't as good, but still worth eating.
While "someone" shows up every once in awhile with Tortuava for sale, I haven't seen any Turtle in Twenty Years.
Getting hungry just thinking about it.
Oohhhh, a BAN!
Dave - 3-26-2010 at 06:13 PM
Yeah, that should do it. 
I'll bet the shrimpers are shaking in their boots.
woody with a view - 3-26-2010 at 06:21 PM
some of the best shrimp we ever had was procurred the night before. in the morning i heard the motor purring as i awoke and met the boys at the edge
of the shore. $15 for a kilo of FRESH bahia concepcion grandes!!!!
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[Edited on 3-27-2010 by woody in ob]
