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[*] posted on 3-25-2010 at 12:58 PM
Pacific shrimp ban springs into action


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.




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[*] posted on 3-25-2010 at 01:13 PM


Good News! Now we'll see what happens.



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[*] posted on 3-25-2010 at 01:23 PM


Real good news! :D
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[*] posted on 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.
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[*] posted on 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?




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[*] posted on 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.
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[*] posted on 3-25-2010 at 06:49 PM
Change ?


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 ?
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[*] posted on 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.
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[*] posted on 3-26-2010 at 08:17 AM


These guys just showed up this morning.

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[*] posted on 3-26-2010 at 08:33 AM


Good news for bottom habitat all around Baja!
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[*] posted on 3-26-2010 at 09:52 AM
The Good Old Days


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.
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lol.gif posted on 3-26-2010 at 06:13 PM
Oohhhh, a BAN!


Yeah, that should do it. :rolleyes:

I'll bet the shrimpers are shaking in their boots.




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[*] posted on 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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