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Lobster Season in Yucatán Begins: Thousands of Fishermen to Harvest One of Mexico’s Most Valuable Seafood Exports

The 2025 lobster season in Yucatán has begun, marking the start of an eight-month harvest period that will employ approximately 2,000 local fishermen and generate hundreds of millions of pesos for the state’s economy. Carlos Berlín Montero, head of the State Representation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), announced Wednesday that the…

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An angler’s search for tarpon in the Yucatán 

Fishing boats are fishing boats. Some differences in beam and length, draw and height, construction material, and means of propulsion, but basically, they take you to the fish. However, when it comes to fly fishing, there is a clear-cut difference between a drift boat on a trout river and a tarpon boat in the mangroves….

Fish fraud found to be very common across Mexico

Fish fraud found to be very common across Mexico

Mexico’s consumer protection agency (Profeco) warns that customers purchasing seafood from markets and restaurants may not be getting what they paid for.  Popular species of fish such as grouper and tilapia are often substituted for other less expensive varieties.  To avoid getting ripped off, Profeco recommends eating and buying at establishments that display the fish…

Yucatan’s grouper season begins slowly after 2-month fishing ban

Yucatan’s grouper season begins slowly after 2-month fishing ban

Officially, Yucatan’s grouper fishing season began on April 1, after its catch was prohibited in February and March. Under normal conditions, almost every boat would have launched in search of the prized fish. But coronavirus health contingencies have slowed the start of the season. Fishermen told Punto Medio that between five and 10 ships out…

Pulpo season ‘worst in season’ for Yucatan fishermen

Pulpo season ‘worst in season’ for Yucatan fishermen

Even before the octopus season ends Dec. 15, some fishermen are already packing their nets, calling it the “worst in history.” Some haven’t even broke even to cover their costs to take their boats out tot the Gulf of Mexico, Punto Medio reports. Preliminary figures indicate that pulpo catches are down 50% this year, totaling…

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