United States Department of the Interior, J. A. ICn;ig, Secretary 

 Fish and Wildlife Service, Albert M. Day, Director 



FISHSEY LEAFLET 260 



Washington 25, D. C October 19^+7 



MEXICAN FISHERY LEGISLATION 



Compiled by 



MILTOK J. LIHDNEE 



Aquatic Biologist, Office of Foreign Activities 



and 

 Chief, United States Fishery Mission to Mexicoi/ 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



General 2 



Operation of foreign boats 3 



Tuna 3 



Shrimp 6 



Contract - Concessions 7 



Fees, duties, etc , 3 



Cooperatives IX 



Territorial waters xk 



Appendix I. - Fishery law I5 



Appendix II. - Regulation of the fishing law I9 



Appendix III. - Law covering fishing in Mexican territorial waters of the 



Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California 36 



Appendix IV. - Tariff: Fishing authorizations 41 



Permits iH 



Identification cards 43 



Registration of vessels and fishing equipment and apparatus kh 



Exploitation rights 44 



Fees for the use of vessels of foreign registry 46 



Transitory articles 47 



Appendix V. - Tariff for coimnercial and sport fishing 48 



Appendix VI. - Excerpts from Mexican Constitution 51 



Appendix VII. - Law of general ways of communication 53 



Jurisdiction 53 



Concessions, permits and contracts 54 



Termination and abrogation of concessions and contracts and revocation 



of permits 55 



Exploitation of general ways of comraonication 55 



Personnel and property of companies subject to concessions 56 



Rights of the Nation 56 



Works in waters of federal jurisdiction in the ports and in federal 



zones 57 



Of navigation 57 



Of entries and landfalls 58 



Of clearance of vessels , 60 



Of naval inspection service 60 



In preparing this compilation Kr. Lindner was assisted by Mies Jsaet L. Ptirk, 

 Translator-Stenographer, Fish and Wildlife Service. — The United States Fishery 

 Mission to Mexico is a part of the program of the Government of the United States 

 of America for Cooperation with the American Republics carried out pursuant to the 

 laws of the United States of America (Act of May 3, 1939, 5 U. S. Code 118e; Act 

 of August 9. 1939. 22 U. S. Code 501). 



