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San Felipe Commercial Fishing Back Open- Beaches open

sancho - 1-21-2015 at 05:17 PM

According to the San Felipe site today, commercial fishing
opened back up in SF, beaches so. of SF also open








David K - 1-21-2015 at 05:40 PM

So the vaquita and totuava have been saved, and all is well? The shrimpers (the only commercial fishing that far up in the gulf) are back in business?

PaulW - 1-21-2015 at 06:37 PM

Mexico nabs 3 shrimp boats in refuge of endangered porpoise
By Associated Press.JAN. 20, 2015
ADDS DATE AND CAUSE OF DEATH FILE In this Feb. 1992 file photo released by Omar Vidal, a female vaquita marina porpoise lies dead after getting entangled in a gillnet on El Golfo de Santa Clara beach in the upper Gulf of California. Mexico is planning to use drones to patrol the upper Sea of Cortez to combat illegal fishing and save the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise. Assistant environmental prosecutor Alejandro del Mazo said Monday, Jan. 19, 2015 his agency has conducted tests of unmanned aircraft flights in cooperation with the Mexican Navy. (AP Photo/Omar Vidal, Proyecto Vaquita, File) The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican authorities have caught three boats shrimping in a refuge for the endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise.
Mexico's environmental protection agency says the boats belonged to fishermen in the town of Golfo de Santa Clara, at the northern edge of the Sea of Cortez.
It said Tuesday that the three people detained also face sanctions for violating a Jan. 15 fishing ban for the broader region due to red tide, an algal bloom phenomenon that can be toxic to human health.
The vaquita marina is native to the Sea of Cortez and can reach about 5 feet (1.5 meters) in length. The porpoise is critically threatened by illegal gillnet fishing, and experts say fewer than 100 remain.
Mexico recently began using unmanned drones to patrol the vaquita's habitat.


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sancho - 1-21-2015 at 08:32 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
The shrimpers (the only commercial fishing that far up in the gulf) are back in business?







Not true at all, San Felipe has quite a large number of pangas,
I would guess close to 80+, that fish daily commercial just about yr. round, I imagine there is some part of the yr. that is better than another. What I ''ve seen is with drift, gillnets. Don't know
what the pangs fishing effect has on the Totuava stock or
the Vaquita. Have heard a few yrs. back, some were suggesting
a limited take on Totuava due to increasing numbers.The info is off theSan Felipe site, Kats Korner
today or yesterday, Didn't' specify shrimpers





willardguy - 1-21-2015 at 08:45 PM

early December these are 90 small gillnet boats and yes they are fishing for totoaba inside the protected zone.



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[Edited on 1-22-2015 by willardguy]

BajaRat - 1-21-2015 at 10:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy  
early December these are 90 small gillnet boats and yes they are fishing for totoaba inside the protected zone.



[Edited on 1-22-2015 by willardguy]

[Edited on 1-22-2015 by willardguy]



Bring on the drones. I thought the Mex gov was paying them not to fish :?:

willardguy - 1-21-2015 at 10:13 PM

no, the US government has PROPOSED paying them to stay clear of the protected zone.

BajaRat - 1-21-2015 at 10:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy  
no, the US government has PROPOSED paying them to stay clear of the protected zone.


Guess I missed that in the global crisis part of the state of the union

willardguy - 1-21-2015 at 10:45 PM

what! there was no mention of VAQUITA????everyone else got in!:lol:

BajaRat - 1-21-2015 at 10:51 PM

Quote: Originally posted by willardguy  
what! there was no mention of VAQUITA????everyone else got in!:lol:


Bad dog bad :biggrin:

BajaRat - 1-21-2015 at 10:54 PM

I would mention it, guess that's why i'm not the Delagado

SF site?

akshadow - 1-21-2015 at 11:10 PM

What is the address of the site? cannot find
Quote: Originally posted by sancho  
According to the San Felipe site today, commercial fishing
opened back up in SF, beaches so. of SF also open








sancho - 1-21-2015 at 11:47 PM

Off the sanfelipe.com.mx, mentioned by Kat, under her
daily Kats Korner

PaulW - 1-22-2015 at 07:02 AM

Quote: Originally posted by sancho  
Off the sanfelipe.com.mx, mentioned by Kat, under her
daily Kats Korner

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http://katskorner.com.mx/san_felipe/