Sardine industry fosters economic growth in Northwestern Mexico

For 60 years, the sardine industry has allowed the generation of direct formal jobs, in addition to promoting sustainability in the fishing of the species Mexico City, August 30, 2021.— The national sardine industry represents around 40 percent of the volume of fishing, which makes it one of the most important sources of formal employment in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Baja California and Baja California Sur, with around 8,500 direct jobs and more than 45,000 indirect jobs. Since its inception in the 1960s, the sardine industry has developed in the northwestern states of Mexico; In addition to fishing, processing activities are carried out. For more than 60 years it has flourished thanks to the interest of the main stakeholders, government and industrialists, in consolidating a fishing fleet and process plants which have been modernized over time. The sustainability certification granted by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), is recognized worldwide, and evaluates whether ...