Sinaloa.- A a few days before the end of the seasonthe shrimp catches are very lowassured the president of the Union of Shipowners of the Pacific Coast, in Mazatlan, Jesús Omar Lizárraga Manjarrez.
He added that they are reported that per set they capture between 7 and 8 kilograms of shrimp. This is minimal and not even enough to cover expenses from vessel operation.
Fishing
A few days before the end of the shrimp catch season, 25 percent of the shrimp fleet that left on the last trip is at sea. However, it has not been good since the production is very little, reiterated the businessman from the fishing sector.
They were waiting for the tides for better catches, but they have not had good results. Without giving figures, he commented that this 2021-2022 shrimp harvest was bad.
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He indicated that even Conapesca itself recognizes that the capture of high seas crustaceans fell. This is due to the fact that there are fewer and fewer boats that were able to go out in search of the so-called white gold.
It’s already three difficult years for the sector that severely affects businessmen and workers. At the moment there are around 3,500 seamen who have had to look for other job options and few are placed. In addition, another blow to the sector is the disappearance of the Temporary Employment program.
Meeting
The leader of the shipowners stressed that they will seek to meet soon with the deputies linked to the fishing issue, to find mechanisms that allow the sector to be reactivated.
Affectations
There are three years without a subsidy for fuel and this has forced businessmen to stay on the dock, unable to afford the expenses. Shrimp catches will close after March 20. From that moment on, they return to work for the next harvest. Hence the insistence on meeting with legislators and authorities at all levels.
The data
Fleet
A large part of the shrimp fleet is already moored at the fishing pier, in Bonfil Park, a few days before the open season on the high seas, lagoons and estuaries.
Arrival
Moments when shrimpers arrive at the fishing dock, after the last trip to catch the shrimp before the closed season for the crustacean begins.
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Product
They take part of the production of this shrimp harvest 2021-2022. There are people who come to see if they sell what they caught as in other years, but this time it is minimal.
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