Mexico lifts ban on shrimp fishing in the Pacific Ocean

The start of the 2021-2022 season for shrimp catching in Mexico in the coastal fishing areas of the Pacific Ocean began this Wednesday after a closed period of almost six months, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). The corresponding agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on September 8, based on the talks held with the sector and the opinion of the National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Inapesca). In a statement, the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (Conapesca) recalled that the agreement "establishes that as of its publication the temporary ban is lifted" in the lagoon-estuarine systems of Bahía Magdalena-Almejas in the state of Baja California Sur, and those corresponding to the state of Nayarit ". Meanwhile, the fishing activity begins at 00:00 hours on September 14, 2021 in the lagoon-estuarine systems, marshes and bays located in the center-north and south of the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, ...