By José Antonio Pérez Between 60 and 70% of Puerto Peñasco’s shrimping fleet have undergone repairs and preparation for the upcoming shrimping season, though the price of marine diesel has not improved and profitability of the fishing activity is complicated, reported Mateo López León, President of the Upper Gulf of California Shipowners Federation. López León […]
By José Antonio Pérez Salvador Sánchez Garcia, head of the Federal Fishing Office in Puerto Peñasco reported the 2018-2019 shrimping season has produced 1,700 tons of shrimp, confirming an abundant presence of the product and yields similar to that of last season. Sánchez Garcia explained the local fleet is motivated with such high levels of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Por José Antonio Pérez Además de un volumen aceptable de producción, por tercer año consecutivo, el camarón pescado por la flota de altura de Puerto Peñasco destaca por su calidad entre los tres mejores en el país, afirmó Mateó López León. El Presidente de la Cámara Nacional de la Industria Pesquera manifestó que se tuvo […]
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and Feed (SAGARPA), the Sonoran shrimp fleet has already produced over 13,000 tons of shrimp this season, surpassing last year’s yield to this point by 41% for smaller boats and 9% for deep sea vessels. Juan Pablo Miranda Verduzco, Deputy […]
By José Antonio Pérez Oct. 11, 2017. Commercial and sport fishing, along with any other seafaring activity will be restricted in a polygon in the Upper Gulf of California from Oct. 11 – Dec. 17th, in ongoing efforts to protect the endangered vaquita marina. Mateo López León, Puerto Peñasco Secretary of the National Chamber of […]
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 […]
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 […]
40 embarcaciones menores salieron el día domingo, 13 de septiembre, a la captura del camarón en el inicio de la temporada de pesca. Fue a las primeras horas de la madrugada cuando las cuarenta embarcaciones de ribera se hicieron a la mar para ir tras el oro rosado en esta temporada, que a lo mucho […]
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 […]
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 […]
Just as shrimp season gets underway, on Sept. 11th there will be an evening send off ceremony at the city docks, 5 p.m. Live music! Dancing! Community Fest!