Thanks to the training that has been offered to fishermen on navigation issues, first aid and other relevant itemsin recent years the number of applications for the “Safe at Sea” program offered to relatives of people who die in the activity has been decreasing in Yucatán.
The owner of the Secretariat of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture of Yucatán (Sepasy), Rafael Combaluzier Medina, indicated that in the years that corresponded to the previous state administration there were between 30 to 35 beneficiaries of “Seguro at Sea” per year due to death, while in 2023 the figure decreased to about 13, that is, a little less than half.
“That is a little thanks to the training we have given to the survival fishermen at seato have the conscience of not going out when there is a warning from the north, that is very important,” said the state official.
The state official indicated that in the port of Celestún This is where it has cost them a little more work to create awareness among seafarers, since people continue with their departures despite the warnings issued by the port captain when the arrival of a cold front is reported.
“We also have to work on the employers’ responsibility and the owners of the boats who let their fishermen go out when bad weather is announced,” he noted.
Combaluzier Medina explained that “Safety at Sea” allows that, in the event of the death of the fisherman during the development of his activity, the beneficiaries request support consisting of 5,000 for funeral expenses, 3,500 for other expenses and a monthly family pantry for 6 months. On other issues, the head of Sepasy said that once the closed periods for octopus and grouper began, there were still minor issues.
2024-02-20 08:06:23
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