We agreed with the the director of ecology of Cozumel, Rafael Chacón that we will not be spearfishing Trachinotus Falcatus (Permit) anymore in Cozumel. The law says spearfishing a Permit is legal. So you would ask yourself “Sooooooo? Why stop spearing it? It´s a great fish to hunt for and it tastes great.” Well, let me explain.
Permits (locally called Palometas) are being marked on Cozumel. Rafael as a marine biologist is highly involved in this. “Marking the Permits gives us the opportunity to obtain information. We are interested to know more about movement and migration patterns. We are studying why the Permits are in certain part of a bay and in other times of the year in other parts of that bay. Why is that? Are those Permits the same Permits? Or did they come from another bay nearby? How old does a Permit get. And more.”
