The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Feeding of Mexican Federal Government, through the National Commission of Aquaculture and Fishing (CONAPESCA) promote the sustainable exploitation of marine resources and contribute with the conservation of them.
CONAPESCA elaborate and publish the Mexican Official Standards for the regulation of all fisheries, including the regulation for the exploitation of those fisheries, areas and fishing gear restrictions, and rules for owners of fishing permits or authorizations and for anybody who catch some aquatic species.