Grouper season ends with a record price in Yucatan, Mexico

JESUS LOPEZ. FOR THIS! A total of 5,300 tons of grouper were caught during the season, a figure 300 kilos lower than what was obtained in 2020, said fishing leader José Luis Carrillo Galaz. Merida Yucatan. The grouper season concluded with a record price of 310 pesos for the "negrillo" and 270 pesos for the "red" type, this first figure is considered the highest in the history of this species, whose production generated approximately 5 thousand 300 tons at the state level, a figure just 300 kilos lower than that obtained in 2020. José Luis Carrillo Galaz, president of the Mexican Confederation of Fishing and Aquaculture Cooperatives (Conmecoop), stated that the catch for this 2021 is estimated to be “regular”, because while the tonnage was affected by the “octopus fever” and poaching , the price saved the season. Last year, Yucatan ended this fishery with a production of 5,551.90 tons in live weight and a value of 335.74 million pesos, and Quintana Roo reported 247.97 tons in live ...