On January 25, according to Intrafish reported: on January 20, more than 1200 fishermen began in Mexico over the Pacific Ocean and the inter-american tropical tuna commission set the foreign sea areas under the jurisdiction of tuna fishing operations. There are yellowfin tuna, big-eyed tuna, bluefin tuna and bonito.
For Mexico, tuna fishing has played a vital role in the economy, creating 70,000 jobs for the tuna industry and more than 100, 000 tonnes a year.
Mexico aquaculture and fisheries commission (CONAPESCA) stressed that no matter from the number, or create in terms of price, is the second most important Mexico fishery fishery tuna fishery industry, on January 1, 2017 to December 3, Mexico in the eastern Pacific bluefin tuna catches 109533 tons.