The director of the Trust established that there is a registry of 1,123 vessels for this activity.
The director of the Fund for the Protection of Marine Resources (FONMAR), informed that for this year, the State Series of Sport Fishing Tournaments 2022-2023 has been organized, which will consist of 54 tournaments, with a registration of 1,123 boats to carry out the activity in the five municipalities of Baja California Sur.
In this sense, he highlighted the importance of holding these tournaments, not only to promote the state’s destinations with potential for this sport-recreational activity, but also because of the economic spillover they generate.
Regarding the tournaments for this season, Inzunza Tamayo mentioned that 18 will be held in Los Cabos, 14 in La Paz, 13 in Loreto, 4 in Comondú and 5 in Mulegé. The state official said that a great response is expected from foreign and local sport fishermen who have positioned our state as the most important sport fishing destination in the Mexican Pacific.
In 2021, 160,000 permits were granted, generating revenues in the order of 60 million pesos, a goal that is expected to be surpassed by 2022, he remainded.
Finally, he reminded Sport Fishing enthusiasts that they can purchase their permits for one day and up to one year in the state platform bajasursportfishing.com, whose costs vary from 169 to 932 pesos, depending on the duration of the license purchased by the interested party.
With information from Primero BCS.
