Baja California Sur’s Secretary of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Agricultural Development (SEPADA) is deploying mobile brigades to fishing and aquaculture communities across the state from April 16 through April 30. The teams will help producers register for state productive support programs backed by a 20 million peso (roughly $1.1 million USD) investment.
The registration drive covers more than a dozen coastal and inland communities. Stops on the schedule include Loreto, San Evaristo, Santo Domingo, Puerto Adolfo López Mateos, Santa Rosalía, Puerto San Carlos, Guerrero Negro, Ciudad Constitución, San José del Cabo, and La Ribera.
Who Can Register and Where
The program targets working fishers and aquaculture producers who need direct access to state support. SEPADA said it is prioritizing women and young people active in the sector, two groups that have historically faced barriers to accessing government aid in rural and coastal areas of BCS.
By bringing registration teams directly to port towns and fishing camps, SEPADA aims to remove the need for producers to travel to the state capital of La Paz. Many of the listed communities, such as San Evaristo on the Sea of Cortez and Puerto Adolfo López Mateos on the Pacific coast near Bahía Magdalena, sit hours from the nearest government offices.
State Investment and Contact Details
The 20 million peso fund represents a state-level commitment separate from federal fisheries programs. SEPADA has not yet published a breakdown of how the money will be distributed among individual producers or cooperatives.
Residents and producers in listed communities who want exact dates and locations for the mobile brigades can contact SEPADA by phone at 612-12-3-94-00 ext. 16018 or by WhatsApp at 612-10-5-03-58. The registration window closes April 30.
Fishing remains a cornerstone of the BCS economy, particularly in Pacific coast towns like Puerto San Carlos and Guerrero Negro, where sardine, abalone, and lobster harvests drive local livelihoods. The state’s aquaculture sector, centered on shrimp and oyster farming, has also grown in recent years.
This story was first reported by the Baja California Sur state government at bcs.gob.mx.