Shrimp ban periods in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea modified until 2024

Published 2024년 8월 15일

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The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) has revised the commercial shrimp fishing ban dates in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The new ban period will be from August 14, 2024, to September 5, 2024, affecting regions from Tamaulipas to Veracruz, as well as Campeche, Tabasco, and Contoy Island in Quintana Roo. This adjustment aims to protect shrimp populations by allowing them to recover during critical life cycle periods, demonstrating a commitment to balancing commercial fishing activities with marine conservation.

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2000Agro/Redacción The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) announced the new dates for the seasons and areas of ban on commercial shrimp fishing in marine waters and the estuarine lagoon systems of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Through the National Commission for Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) and based on the technical opinion of the Mexican Institute for Research in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (IMIPAS), this measure modifies the agreement published on April 30 of this year in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF). That document established the temporary ban on the capture of all species of shrimp in marine waters under federal jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, starting at 00:00 hours on May 1, 2024 and until 18:00 hours on August 15, 2024, in the area that extends from the border with the United States, in Tamaulipas, to the mouth of the Coatzacoalcos River, in Veracruz. The new provision ...

Source: MX2000