MEXICAN flSHEHY LEGISUTION 



CHAPTER IV 



Regarding pearl oysters 



Article 85. TnTithout prejudice to the closed seasons ■»*iich maybe established by the 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Development, the exploitation of pearl oysters shall be effected 

 alternately in the following manner: 



I, In odd years the exploitation shall be circumscribed to the first zone nhidi 

 includes the bottom of the sea from the mouth of the Colorado River to Punta Mechuda, on 

 the coast of the peninsula of Lower California, and from the Colorado River to the port 

 of Zihiiatanejo in the State of Guerrero, including the coasts of Sonora, Sinaloa, 

 Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan and part of the State of Guerrero; as well as the 

 Islands, islets and shoals adjacent to these coasts. 



II. In even years, the exploitaticai shall be limited to the second zone, which 

 includes the region from Punta Mediudo to the cape of San Lucas, and from this point 

 to the border of the United States, on the western coast of Lower California j from the 

 port of Zihuatanejo tothe Guatemalan border, including the coasts of Oaxaca, Chiapas 

 and part of Guerrero, as well as the keys, islands, islets and shoals adjacent to said 

 coasts and the Cedros and Revillagigedo Islands. 



(x) Ihe extraction of pearl oysters by the diving method may be effected without 

 distinction in any zone when the Ministry of Agricxilture and Development so decrees by 

 means of the respective order. 



(x) As amended by decree of December 15, 1933, pxjblished in Diario Oficial on December 29, 

 1933. 



Article 86. It is absolutely prohibited to extract shells measuring less than 70 

 millimeters from the hinge to the outer edge of the mother-of-pearl. 



Article 87. During the seasons vhen diving for pearl oysters is prohibited, holders 

 of concessions or permits to ejqsloit this species shall be obliged to deposit in the Fishing 

 Offices in their district the diving equipment used by them, the offices in question to 

 deliver them the corresponding receipts therefor. 



Article 88. Thirty days before the lawful season for diving for pearl oysters begins, 

 the equijHnent referred to in the preceding article shall be returned to the holders of con- 

 cessions or permits for their use, with the understanding that they will not be utilized 

 until the exploitation season begins. 



Article 89. It is prohibited to remove river shells by the use of suction dredges, as 

 well as to remove small shells that by virtue of their size cannot be used to industrial 

 profit, 



CHAPTER V 



Regarding the oyster and the abalone 



Article 90. It is strictly prohibited to throw into the water ashes, ballast, refuse 

 or any other matter that might damage the beds or hatcheries of oysters or abalone. In 

 case of violation of this ruling, in additicai to penalties incurred by the violator imder 

 this Regulation, he shall be obliged to clean the ocean bed for his own account. 



Article 91. It is strictly prohibited to shell oysters away from the banks lAiere they 

 were caught or from the places provided for the cultivation of this species. 



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