Lobster season off to a bad start in Mexico

It appears that this is going to be a poor season for lobster fishermen throughout Mexico's state of Yucatan.

According to an article posted on fis.com, since July 1, 2012, less than 1 ton has been caught in the waters off the state of Yucatan.  This has led the Mexican State Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Delfin Quezada Dominguez, to classify the start of the season as "bad to worse".  He has also reported that the typical catch volumes are between six and eight tons during the same time period.  

It appears that the biggest problem is the lasting effects of last year's red tide.  The red tide itself was not toxic, but generated waste that has forced the lobsters to move to other ocean locations.  The red tide has also affected coastal fisherman in San Felipe, Rios Lagaros, El Cuyo, Coloradas, Dzilam Bravo and Celestun.

Lobster fishing season in the Yucatan will run until February 28, 2013.

Get to Know...Yellow Croaker

Yellow Croaker (Uina roncador), sometimes also referred to as Yellow Corvina, is a species of croaker found in the temperate waters of the western Pacific.  They are bottom feeders that remain in shallow waters, but avoid brackish conditions.  These fish are typically caught with offshore net cages or deep-water net cages.

In the 1970's and early 1980's, extreme overfishing of this species resulted in significant population declines.  The Yellow Croaker populations have since been replenished.

 Cal Fish Exports currently offers full truckloads of whole, frozen yellow croaker.  Shipment to any location in the United States, or export to another country, is possible.  Please contact sales@calfishexports.com for more information.

2011 California Squid Season Closed

California squid season was closed Friday November 18, 2011 after the season quta of 118,000 MT was reached.

The season will remain closed until April 2012.