Sardine fishing, generator of jobs and stimulus of the Mexican economy

INFOSARDINE. The Sardine Industry in Mexico is one of the most important fishing and port activities in the northeast of the country. Its operations, in addition to being oriented towards sustainability, generate a strong stimulus in the national economy by providing 8 thousand direct jobs and around 45 thousand indirect ones. The Sardine represents in volume values close to 40 percent of the total fisheries throughout the country. The raw material captured is destined for the processing of food for human consumption, as well as for the production of fish meal, the basic input for the diets of other species in mariculture, aquaculture, and livestock and poultry industries. Currently, in Mexico, around 84 million 425-gram cans of sardines are produced in five processing plants; of which 95 percent of the production is destined for domestic consumption, which has a positive impact on the food security of millions of Mexican families that include this product in their basic basket. ...