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In the Park.

msawin - 11-2-2010 at 03:56 PM

Fish'n in Loreto is just great. Just ask the Captain.
Loreto Marine Park. 11/2/2010

[Edited on 11-2-2010 by msawin]

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oh..

msawin - 11-2-2010 at 07:06 PM

I could only get two of the three long liners in the shot.. They were to close to shore to get a good shot..

Big boats

tehag - 11-2-2010 at 09:18 PM

They are purse seiners. They are, of course, not actually fishing in the park, and there is no rule against them anchoring here and using port facilities. The fact that ships of this size are in the gulf at all is a direct outcome of the Shark Norma 29 act that was signed into law by the current president after having been vetoed earlier.

mcfez - 11-2-2010 at 10:50 PM

No port fees to anchor in the bays? Wow...thats kinda cool.

Russ - 11-3-2010 at 05:38 AM

Wow:o They look like oil riggs! Hopefully they don't head north! Take all the fuel off and they'd make GREAT FISH HABITAT

bajabass - 11-3-2010 at 06:27 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Russ
Wow:o They look like oil riggs! Hopefully they don't head north! Take all the fuel off and they'd make GREAT FISH HABITAT
Great idea Russ! About time the did some good, instead of consistently, methodically raping the area! Drain the tanks and scuttle them! :yes:

one more shot

msawin - 11-3-2010 at 06:57 AM

the third in a row

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Seiners

tehag - 11-4-2010 at 05:44 PM

About 2 weeks ago some local commercial fishermen handlined some very large yellowfin tuna down near the south end of the Loreto Marine Park, one weighed 180 pounds. Suddenly these 3 seiners show up. Note the helicopters on the cabin roofs.

The 3 seiners are capable of catching and transporting 3,032 tons of tuna among them - per trip. They are now permitted to fish in the Gulf of California, very efficiently it would seem.

Atilano Castaño – Capacity 1089 tons


Maria Veronica – capacity 1089 tons


Buenaventura 2 – capacity 858 tons

desertcpl - 11-4-2010 at 05:53 PM

I really dont what to say,, I know the fishermans need to make a living,,

but on the other hand ,, the sea of cortez should be off limits to this type of fishing

bajabass - 11-4-2010 at 06:09 PM

Do you know what country these ships are registered to? Oh, sure bet, the local small to medium production fisherman or co-op do not get a vote as to whether or not seiners and trawlers from other countries get to rape the waters they are trying to make a living from. It is all about the money!!

Seiners

tehag - 11-4-2010 at 07:41 PM

They are Mexican vessels.

monoloco - 11-4-2010 at 08:37 PM

If you want to do something about it, don't buy canned tuna.