Anuario Estadistico de Pesca 1985

This document is in Spanish. Los cuatro capítulos que integran este Anuario constituyen la cobertura básica de las distintas fases de la actividad pesquera. Con ello se integra la informaci6n cuantitativa referente a cada una de las fases, desde la identificaci6n de sus prop6sitos, hasta los medios y técnicas con que se realizan y los resultados finales alcanzados en el año de referencia. En el Capitulo 1, relativo a la fase primaria o extractiva, se han considerado no s610 las cifras correspondientes a la captura, se incluyen tambien los correspondientes a los bienes de capital -embarcaciones, artes y equipos de pesca e infraestructura portuaria- y a la poblaci6n dedicada a la extracci6n. Para la etapa industrial, Capítulo 11, se presenta la informaci6n de los activos fijos dedicados a la actividad pesquera, así como el resultado de su operaci6n por principales procesos: congelado, enlatado, reducci6n y otros como el seco-salado y el ahumado. Para la fase comercial, capítulo 111, se incluye la info~ maci6n referente a los volúmenes disponibles de productos pesqueros, su valor y las cifras relativas al comercio ex terior. Se consigna, igualmente, la estadística concerniente al consumo de estos productos. Por último, en el Capítulo IV se integran las informaciones provenientes de diferentes unidades administrativas del sector, como las relativas a la capacitaci6n, al empleo y al financiamiento de la actividad. Catch statistics for Mexican waters 1985. (PDF has 293 pages.)

Rangia and Marsh Clams, Rangia cuneata, R. flexuosa, and Polymesoda caroliniana, in Eastern México: Distribution, Biology and Ecology, and Historical Fisheries

Rangia and marsh clams, Rangia cuneata, R. flexuosa, and Polymesoda caroliniana, occur in brackish waters along México’s eastern coast from the northern State of Tamaulipas to the southern State of Campeche. The clams were important to the prehispanic people in the southern part of the State of Veracruz, where they were used as food and as construction material. In modern times, they are harvested for food. The fishermen wade in shallow water and harvest the clams in soft sediments by hand. Annual landings of whole clams during a recent 5-yr period, 1998–2002, were 1,139–1,695 t. The only area with a substantial ongoing clam fishery is in the Lower Papaloapan River Basin, including Alvarado Lagoon, where as many as 450 fishermen are licensed harvesters. This fishery for the Rangia and marsh clams is the most important clam fishery along México’s Gulf Coast.

Historical Exploitation of the California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus, in México

The exploitation of California sea lions, Zalophus californianus, in Mexican waters can be divided into four periods as defined by political characteristics of the country: Prehispanic, Colonial, Independent, and Postrevolutionary. During the first period (pre 1533), Native Americans took sea lions at low levels. During the second (1534–1821) and the third (1822–1911) periods, most exploitation was by foreigners and was incidental to other marine mammal harvests. During the Postrevolutionary period (after 1911), sea lions were exploited by Mexican and U.S. citizens for several commercial uses. Exploitation officially ended in 1982, although some small-scale poaching still occurs.