ME3CICAN FISHETO LEGISLATION 



APPENDIX XVI 



DECREE RESERVING THE EXPLOITATION OF OCTOPUS 



AND SQUID TO THE FISHERMBIJ LEGALLY ORGANIZED 



IN COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES 



Signed September 8, 1937. Published September 18, 1937. 



DECREE: 



Article 1. The exploitation of octopus and sqxiid in all the maritime waters of the 

 Republic is reserved for the regional fishennen legally organized in cooperative societies 

 or 1*10 may organize in the future. 



Article 2. The exploitation of octopus and squid in all the v/aters of the Republic 

 may be permitted only to the Cooperative Societies, origanized according to law, taking into 

 consideration the productive potentia3J.ty of the places to be exploited. 



Article 3. The exploitation of octopus and squid carried out by the Cooperative 

 Societies, shall be entirely in accordance v/ith the Fishery I^w, Regulations and Tariff Act, 

 and with the regulations which in the luture may be issued in this matter. 



APPENDIX XVII - 



DECREE REGARDING THE FISHLMG AND EXPLOITATION OF SHRIMP 

 IN THE STATES OF SONORA AND SINALOA 



Signed June 11, 19A0. Published August 16, 19/40. 



Article 2. The exploitation of shrinp in all national waters of the Republic is reserved 

 for cooperative societies of regional fishermen, already organized or to be organized in the 

 future. 



Article 3. The exploitation of shrimp in the territorial waters of the Nation may be 

 granted only to legally orgcinized cooperative societies. 



Article A. The exploitation of shriu^ as effected by the cooperative societies shall 

 be in accordance with the Fishing Law, Regulation and Tariff now in effect, and with all the 

 resolutions on this matter whidi may be taken at a future date. 



Article 5, The Department of the National Navy shall have the authority at all times to 

 modify, cancel or introduce any measure aifecting the authorizations granted for the exploit- 

 ation of shrimp and therefore shall be the only authority witii the power to define, limit and 

 increase the zones of exploitation of each concessionnaire. 



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