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How
to obtain your Mexican fishing license and boat permit:
You
can contact the Mexican Oficina de Pesca in San Diego, CA
CONAPESCA
Phone: 619-233-4324
Fax: 619-233-0344
You can also contact Discover Baja Travel Club
Website: www.discoverbaja.com
Phone: 800-727-2252
Boat
Permit Fees:
Effective
January 2008, the fishing permit for boats that was required along
with Mexican fishing licenses is no longer needed. This refers only
to the boat's yearly sportfishing permit and applies in all of Mexico.
All other documentation requirements, including the vessel's 10
year temporary import permit, issued by Mexican customs and required
in order to keep you boat in Mexico up to 10 years, are still in
place and were not modified in any way. read
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Fishing License Fees (per person):
| 1
Week |
$25.80 |
| 1
Month |
$37.00 |
| 1
Year |
$48.20 |
Mexican Sportfishing
Regulations
- In
order to operate a boat that carries fishing equipment in Mexican
waters, it is necessary to hold a valid boat permit and personal
fishing licenses for everybody aboard the boat, regardless of
age and whether they are fishing or not. A Fishing License is
not required when fishing from land.
- Only
one rod or line with hook is permitted in the water, per person,
but there is no restriction regarding the number of replacement
items.
- With
the exception of squid, this fishing license allows to capture
only fin fish. It does not allow to capture any mollusks or
crustaceans, and their capture by anyone is strictly prohibited.
Totuava, turtles, and marine mammals are under protection of
the Ministry and may not be captured at any time.
- To
capture bottom fish, up to four hooks on a vertical line may
be used.
- The
use of electronic reels is restricted to disabled fishermen
only, after written authorization for the Ministry before use.
Mexico Fishing
Violations
- It
is illegal to capture and maintain alive any fish for ornamental
purposes.
- It
is prohibited to receive any financial gain from the product
obtained through sportfishing.
- It
is prohibited to dump trash, litter, or substances that harm
the aquatic flora or fauna, whether on lakes, river banks, shores,
or oceanic waters.
- It
is prohibited to collect shells, corals, sea anemones and snails,or
to disturb the original ecosystem environment.
- It
is prohibited to practice sportfishing 250 meters or less from
swimmers.
- It
is prohibited to use artificial lighting to attract large quantities
of fish.
- It
is prohibited to discharge firearms in Mexican waters.
- Fish
caught under a sportfishing license may NOT be filleted aboard
vessel from which it was caught.
- It
is requested that all unusual activities, occurrences or record
catches be reported to the nearest office of the Oficina de
Pesca, or its representation in San Diego, CA, in order to ensure
the preservation of the natural resources for the continued
enjoyment of all fishermen.
- Please
practice responsible sportfishing.
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