Courtesy of SeafoodNews.com:
The National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) informed that at zero hours yesterday began the lifting of the shrimp ban for the catches of the 2022-2023 season, in waters of federal jurisdiction of the Mexican Pacific Ocean coast.
The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development specified that the capture of the crustacean will be carried out on different dates and zones of the country, after the ban that was established on March 23rd.
The restrictions were lifted for smaller vessels in Estero San José and Manuela lagoon in Baja California, as well as in the lagoon and estuarine systems of the Magdalena-Almejas Bay System in Baja California Sur and in Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit and Oaxaca.
According to the decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which came into effect yesterday, as of September 15, small boat fishermen can use the product in the coastal marine waters and bays of Sonora, as well as in estuarine lagoon systems, marshes and bays in the center-north and south of Sinaloa.
In the Upper Gulf of California, the habitat of the vaquita, catches will begin on September 22 in major and minor vessels in Sinaloa, from Ceuta Bay to the border with Sonora.
Conapesca, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, will be in charge of monitoring compliance with the contents of this agreement, each within the scope of their respective competencies.