“The federal government’s initiative to protect the Mayan octopus will help reduce illegal fishing, which is carried out mainly on the beaches…
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Hard blow to poaching in Progreso: boat with 500 kilos of grouper confiscated
José Luis Carrillo Galáz, president of the Mexican Confederation of Fishing Cooperatives (Conmecoop) declared that less than a week after the grouper…
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Yucatecan businessmen allegedly involved in illegal fishing
During an operation, federal authorities seized banned marine species in Dzilam Bravo warehouses, confirming rumors that there are businessmen promoting poaching and…
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Fishermen in Yucatan make a radical decision against poachers on the high seas
Several fishermen from the La Caleta river dock, located in the southeast of this city, publicly asked federal, state and municipal authorities…
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Illegal fishing negatively impacts octopus reproduction
In the final stretch of the octopus-catching season in Yucatan, businessmen in the fishing sector reported that the production of the Mayan…
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Illegal grouper fishing continues in Yucatan territorial waters
Fishermen denounce that the species is not being allowed to rest and there is a risk of scarcity and even disappearance of…
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More than 200 kilos of threatened species are seized from poachers by the Mexican Navy in Progreso
As we reported just a couple of days ago, sightings of poaching boats have led to “heavy monitoring” by the Navy in…
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Fishermen from eastern Yucatan will keep watch over the sea to combat poaching
Starting this week, the seamen, with the support of authorities, are in charge of guarding the seas in search of poachers who…
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Sea cucumber recovery in the Yucatan coast could take up to five decades
The natural recovery of the sea cucumber in the Yucatecan coast would take up to five decades, due to the over-exploitation of…
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No one has claimed the body that sharks took to the bottom of the sea in Arrecife Alacranes (Video)
Mérida, Yucatán, (August 16, 2021) .- The body that could not be rescued in the Alacranes Reef, because hungry sharks took it…