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Mexico works for the US to remove the embargo on shrimp fishing: Sader

Mexico City. The Mexican government is working to make the United States exempt from the embargo on coastal shrimp fishing (which does not require the use of turtle excluders), after since June the product that is caught on the high seas can no longer be marketed in that country , since it suspended the certification of this catch because the turtle protection program is not comparable to that used by that country on its coasts, Sader reported.

Most of the national shrimp production corresponds to coastal fishing, which due to the size of its nets does not require the use of turtle excluders. During the 2020-2021 Pacific shrimp season, production was 32,783 tons. Of these, 18 thousand 808 tons correspond to smaller vessels (riverside: estuaries, bays and lagoons) and 13 thousand 975 tons from larger ones or from the high seas, reported the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (Conapesca).

In a statement, Sader (Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development) reported that it is looking for an alternative to allow the export of coastal shrimp to the United States and avoid economic and social effects on this sector. He added that the ministries of Agriculture, Economy and Foreign Relations, as well as the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission work in coordination for this.

Conapesca reported that there is an economic and social impact for the well-being of more than 63,000 Mexican fishermen and their families, as well as for more than 254,000 people who depend on this activity.

Source: La Jornada

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