shrimp season

Fishing boats ready for 2018-2019 shrimp season

By José Antonio Pérez Puerto Peñasco’s shrimping fleet, made up of some 120 boats, is pretty much ready to begin the 2018-2019 season on Sept. 19th. Mateo Lopez Leon, President for the National Chamber of the Fishing Industry (Canainpesca), reported just weeks before the season begins, 90% of the shrimping fleet had already undergone maintenance […]

2017-2018 Shrimp season comes to a close

By José Antonio Pérez By mid-march, shrimp yields from the Puerto Peñasco 2017-2018 shrimp season were reported at nearly 1700 tons, pointing to a slight increase over last year. This can be deemed good in general, stated Federal Fishing Office Chief Salvador Sánchez García.  The fishing official noted Puerto Peñasco’s shrimp fleet closed out the […]

High fuel costs hamper 2017-2018 Shrimp season

By José Antonio Pérez With high diesel costs leading to the docking of about half of Puerto Peñasco’s shrimp fleet, the 2017-2018 shrimp season has nearly come to an end for local producers with a yield of just over 1 thousand tons, reported Mateo López León, President of the National Fishing Industry Chamber (Canainpesca). López […]

Shrimp season begins! RockyPoint360 NewsWrap

Trying out new nets for shrimp season in Upper Gulf of California By José Antonio Pérez Sept. 15, 2017.  As shrimp season begins in the Upper Gulf of California on September 15th, so will a 15-day program to try out new shrimping nets in the Golfo de Santa Clara, confirmed Federal Fishing Affairs representative Hermenegildo […]

Peñasco fleet about ready for shrimp season

By José Antonio Pérez After learning the off-season for shrimp would wind up Sept. 8th for coastal fishermen, and Sept. 16th for deep sea fishing, the nearly 100 boats of the Puerto Peñasco fleet have been working full steam ahead to get ready, though half of them are practically set to head out to sea, […]

Flag Day, Shrimp Season, Roads RockyPoint360 NewsWrap

Municipal administration commemorates Mexican Flag Day Press Release Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. Feb. 23, 2017.  Municipal and military officials commemorated Flag Day (Feb. 24th) with the raising of the flag, a parade, and presentation of honor guards from area schools.  City Secretary Olayn García Cinco, accompanied by Lieutenant Commander Porfirio Cabuto Peralta on behalf of the […]

No early end to 2016-17 shrimp season

By José Antonio Perez To date, at least 600 tons of shrimp have been produced through Puerto Peñasco this year and conditions are so that shrimp capture may continue, therefore ruling out an early end to the annual season, reported Mateo López León of the Piedrón Upper Gulf of California Shipowners Union. López León detailed […]

Start of Shrimp Season 2016!

One hundred twenty boats from Puerto Peñasco to take part in shrimp season, which began September 20th. With an increase of 10% more large vessels over last year, the majority of local boats headed out days before the first day of the season so they could make their way to southern Sonora and up into […]

Shrimp season comes to close along coasts of Puerto Peñasco

The 2015-16 Puerto Peñasco shrimp season came to a close on February 29th, with the capture of 1500 tons of shrimp to round out the season. According to data from the Office on Fishing Affairs of CONAPESCA, the 2015-16 season was deemed to have been a regular season overall. Hermenegildo Ramírez, head of Fishing Affairs, […]

Boats ready to search for “Pink Gold”

Beginning September 23rd, nearly 100 boats from Puerto Peñasco have headed into the Sea of Cortez in search of this season’s pink gold. Boat owners, captains, and fishermen could be seen working on final preparations – filling boats with food and fuel – as they readied to head into the Sea of Cortez in the […]

Pangas open up shrimp season

It was in the early hours of Sunday, September 13th, that forty smaller fishing vessels (called “pangas”) headed out from Puerto Peñasco into the Sea of Cortez in search of “pink gold,” marking the launch of this year’s shrimp season. The active period for these smaller pangas usually lasts just over a week, before around […]

Rescuing Traditions: Send off of Shrimp Fleet

By Azucena Mazón With enthusiasm to rescue age-old traditions in Puerto Peñasco, a group of individuals from the port led by Father Santiago Robles Andrade will be holding a “Send-off Mass” to wish local fishermen a successful season and safe return. Following various decades, this religious ceremony will be taken up again on Wednesday, September […]

Shrimp season fully begins 9/19!

By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero As of 6 a.m. on Sept. 19th the 2012-13 shrimping season along the Pacific Coast and Gulf of California will be fully underway. The season, which ended around mid-March, reopened to small boats on the 13th, who will now be joined by the rest of the shrimp fleet.  The decision as to when […]