Hake (merluza) production and the economic revenue it has brought to the area has provided a much-needed breath of fresh air to the local fishing industry, remarks Municipal Coordinator of Fishing Affairs Leobardo García Morales. Indeed, in recent years hake has joined shrimp as one of Puerto Peñasco’s main fishing staples. García Morales indicated, through […]
Puerto Peñasco shrimp hauls have been low so far during the 2022-23 season, with just about 400 tons reported in the first 3 months. José Alfredo Munguía Fernández, representative of the Pacific Ocean Coastal Shipowners Union, detailed on top of this prices for the so-called “pink gold” have been well below expectations. This has caused […]
An embargo on Mexican shrimp, decreed by the United States last April, came to an end on October 19, 2021. The end to the embargo came following official notice to the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (CONAPESCA) by the U.S. Government. Restoring of certification, which will allow Mexican shrimp to be exported to the U.S., […]
At least 60 ships from Puerto Peñasco’s deep sea fleet are currently at sea in search of “pink gold” – shrimp! There are reserved expectations for the 2021-2022 shrimp season due to adverse production costs, remarked Mateo López León, President of the Upper Gulf of California Shipowners Federation. López León detailed after having departed the […]
On September 15th, about 50% of Puerto Peñasco’s shrimp fleet set out along the coast in anticipation of the Sept. 21st start to this year’s shrimp season. An official for the Harbor Master reported half of Rocky Point’s shrimp fleet, or rather 50 ships, will start the 2021-22 season for “pink gold” from other ports […]
A September 8th publication in the Official Journal of the Federation specifies Mexico’s 2021 shrimp season will begin September 14th for smaller coastline vessels, and September 21st for deep-sea fishing. Even prior to release of the official season dates, Mateo López León of the Upper Gulf of California Shipowners Federation indicated much of Puerto Peñasco’s […]
Despite recent statements made by Mexico’s National Fishing and Aquaculture Commission (CONAPESCA), and the National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA), the current U.S. embargo on shrimp from Mexico includes the export of all shrimp, regardless of capture method. The only allowance currently for commercial export of shrimp from Mexico to the U.S. is only for shrimp harvested […]
The U.S. State Department, via Federal Registry Public Notice No. 11419, confirmed an embargo on the export of commercial shrimp from Mexico went into effect on April 30th. The embargo stems from over two years of site visits across Mexico regarding the inadequate use of Sea Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) by the country’s deep sea […]
The 2021 off-season for shrimp in the Gulf of California will start at midnight on March 15th, including marine waters and estuaries, reported the Committee on Pacific Ocean Shrimp Regulation and Management. On March 20th, the shrimp off-season will extend along the rest of Mexico’s pacific coast to Guatemala. This time-frame is customary, as shrimp […]
With just three months into the 2020-21 shrimp season, the annual search for “pink gold” is not going well for Puerto Peñasco. The fishing embargo in the Upper Gulf of California, detailed Mateo López León of the Upper Gulf of California Shipowners Federation, along with the high cost of diesel, has led to a reduced […]
The Puerto Peñasco shrimp fleet caught approximately 275 tons of shrimp in its first trip out to sea this season, averaging 5 tons per boat. Mateo López León, Chair of the Shipowners Federation for the Upper Gulf of California, deemed this to be a good yield. López León noted this is a good start for […]
Carlos Alberto Tirado Pineda, Administration Council Chair for the Regional Federation of Fishing Cooperatives in the Biosphere Reserve, reported despite an Agreement on Sustainable Fishing and Protection of Fauna in the Northern Gulf of California, coastal fishing boats known as pangas are operating normally yet with a 30 – 60% drop in production. Tirado Pineda […]
Just a day prior to opening of shrimp season for smaller coastal boats (pangas), on September 24th the federal government officially announced new fishing restrictions for the Upper Gulf of California. Regardless, coastal fishermen in the region have warned they are not willing to give up their fishing nets, arguing the new decree represents a […]
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decision to not restore fuel subsidies for fishing fleets, along with lack of progress on ending a U.S. fishing embargo specifically impacting the Upper Gulf of California, exacerbates the severe crisis Puerto Peñasco’s fishermen have been facing since March, stated Mateo López León, representative of the Shipbuilders Federation for […]
By José Antonio Pérez Puerto Peñasco’s shrimp fleet is readying to set out once more in search of “pink gold,” with the first day of the deep-sea season scheduled for September 30th, following various other dates opening for coastal and bay shrimp capture. A press release issued recently by the National Aquaculture and Fishing Commission […]
By José Antonio Pérez Deputy Secretary of Fishing for Sonora, Juan Pablo Miranda Verduzco, announced an experimental aquaculture project to breed white shrimp is underway, following the sowing of 90,000 shrimp larvae at the Center for Technological Studies of the Sea (CetMar No. 14) in Puerto Peñasco. The fishing official detailed coordinated work with the […]