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Mexico recorded the capture of 19 thousand 895 tons of octopus during 2023, 93% of the established goal, revealed the Ministry of Agriculture.
“The figure is favorable given the adversities of the phenomena climatologicallow prices, unstable trade and the social problem caused by illegal fishing.”
This was reported when revealing that the Mayan octopus from Yucatan got the Protected Geographical Indicationmaking it the first species with a fishing indication of its kind in Mexico, so its capture will be maintained under sustainable production practices, reported the It fits.
The decision was published on August 23 by the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI) in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF), which makes this marine species a national asset and its capture and commercialization will be exclusive to the fishery that takes place in the states of Yucatán, Quintana Roo and Campeche, whose productions are mainly exported to the markets of Europe and Asia.
The Mayan octopus joins an extensive list of products with geographical indication, such as the cajeta from Sayula, the alebrijes from Oaxaca, the catrinas of Capula, the hammered copper of Santa Clara del Cobre and the butifarra of Jalpa of Mendezamong others.
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