Sometime in October, they (Mex. govn't) came through the Gonzaga area and told the locals there would be no more gillnetting. It was nice that these
guys obeyed the request for a few weeks, but unfortunately were back at it again by mid-November. It is hard enough to watch the shrimper boats
raping the floor of the SOC every darn day, but those nasty gillnets just really pee me off! Very, very unsustainable to say the least... Are these
commercial fleets we see, mostly unregulated pangas (from SF ??) ......no doubt, selling the catch internationally. (Not to mention, those poor guys
are often risking their lives in high winds/ high seas without PFDs.) And IMHO....It seems, the (over fishing) destruction is at its worst, the weeks
before Easter, thanks to Lent. On the other hand, I have heard that the ban on fishing near the Delta is holding up well....yeah! I wish there were
some kind of 'BajaTip' phone or email address, where visitors or residente permanentes could anonymously alert the proper agency to handle the worst
(obviouslt consistent) offenders.
I just came across this interesting link: http://www.ediblebajaarizona.com/the-fish-in-our-foodshed
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