Mexico: The collapse of fishing in Tamaulipas is accentuated

Published 2020년 11월 10일

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The article highlights a significant decline in fishery production in the Gulf of Mexico and inland waters of Mexico, with a 75% decrease over the last 15 years. This decline is attributed to the abandonment of fishing research and the halving of the sector's installed capacity, leading to increased poverty among fishermen. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry, along with other stakeholders, criticizes the government's austerity measures and the disappearance of budgets for scientific exploration. The collapse in production has affected various species and has led to the disappearance of some. The crisis is further exacerbated by the invasion of predatory species and a lack of surveillance against poachers. Fishermen are facing reduced income and lack of government support.

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MIRNA HERNÁNDEZ. THE SUN OF TAMPICO. Production decreased 75% in the last 15 years, dismantled the sector's installed capacity by half and worsened the poverty of thousands of fishermen. TAMPICO, Tamaulipas. The abandonment of fishing research in high seas, brackish waters and lagoons worsens the collapse of the fishery for shrimp, crab and scale species in the Gulf of Mexico, whose production decreased 75% in the last 15 years, dismantled half the installed capacity of the sector and worsened the poverty of thousands of fishermen. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry, fishermen from the Regional Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Societies and former researchers from the Regional Center for Fisheries Investigators (CRIP) of Tampico warned that this productive sector reports an official abandonment as never seen before and in the interest of extreme austerity by the government, budgets for scientific exploration almost disappeared this year and are ...

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