Governor Mauricio Vila supervised the dredging work carried out in the navigation channel of the harbor of Celestún, in coordination with the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar). A task that had not been carried out for 15 years, and which will help fishermen’s boats to fo in and out the harbor without major problems.
Accompanied by the mayor of Celestún, José Asunción Ramírez Perera and the head of the Secretariat for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sepasy), Rafael Combaluzier Medina, Vila Dosal toured the rural unit “Blue Tenazas”, which provides work for 12 women and men, where he learned about the process of raising crabs with technology for supplying water, which allows producing up to 500 kilograms a week, in high season, and its commercialization to restaurants, shellfish companies, and distributors.
So far, the ports of Telchac Puerto, Yucalpetén, Chabihau, Sisal, and Chuburná have been cleared, and now, Celestún too, Soon enough, the same will be done in Dzilam de Bravo, to favor more than 8,500 women and men dedicated to fishing activities in the area.
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