Good lobster catching season in Yucatan
The president of the Federation of Fishing Cooperative Societies of the entity, José Luis Carrillo Galaz, said that the northern and eastern sectors of Yucatán, where 80% of the product is obtained, had their best lobster catching seasons, which resulted in a large volume of lobster obtained.
He pointed out that the price of lobster fell up to 40% compared to last year, when it exceeded 700 pesos per kilo of the mollusk, the main reason why the capture season was not classified as excellent, according to the interviewee.
In this sense, he said that the fishermen of the sites where lobster is caught are already getting ready to make sure that there is no predation of the product, since in a few days the closed season will begin, although several have already closed the fishery as a measure to preserve the biomass.
“Last year, also for the first time, the Inspection and Surveillance Committees of Alacranes and the eastern part of the State were launched. Here in the eastern zone, there is a one-month self-imposed ban, they banned themselves from the first of February, these are measures to take care of the surplus resource and in the case of Alacranes, the central zone, we started the ban on February 28”, he explained.
A great part of the lobster obtained in Yucatan is exported to the Riviera Maya sector and other destinations in Mexico, which keeps this important fishery active for the state.