Mahi....
Been trying to ignore this video.... I'm all for conservation of fisheries in the Sea of Cortez but the video refers to Mahi taken in the gulf being sold in U.S. restaurants and lays the blame on Mexican fisherman. It's a very narrow and biased focus. Has anyone raised a similar complaint about commercial fishing for Ahi or Hamachi (Yellowtail) or Manta Rays down there???? Mexican fisherman should be granted some understanding when they see and complain about rich NorteAmericano fisherman trying to tell them what they can or cannot catch in their own country's waters. After all, these guys work long hours and every day during season and aren't getting rich.
Of course, all of us who fish down there would like to maintain the fishery for everyone (read us). Mexican commercials fishing out of Pangas aren't really as great a problem as U.S. commercial fisherman like the American captain caught at anchor in Magdelena Bay with 15 tons of illegally caught Dorado in the hold (as by-catch) a couple of years ago. I'm sure there're many more undetected violations by U.S. commercials, as well.
When Dorado are taken outside Mexican territorial waters, they're being caught legally and I'm sure that some portion of Mahi sold in U.S. restaurants are legally caught by both Central American and U.S. commercial fisherman but, to tell you the truth, I can't tell which are legal and which are not.
So, lets face it, the demand for sea food is growing by country's on every continent and it's not going to slow down any time soon. IMO, the real issue here (aside from corruption) is how to maintain a healthy commercial and recreational fishery while not depleting the remaining fish stocks of all types....
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