565
This opens the possibility that the market ceases to be predominantly national,
which could contribute to a desirable effect, previous agreements with travel agencies in the tourism industry offering packages to the PVE, including ecotourism
traveling and products marketing, leaving a part of the economic flow generated and
economic benefits to the involved sector, including the local population.
A similar case about the start of an intensive WMU can be found in the Southeast
of México in Chiapas State in the WMU Cocodrilario el Boquerón in a location
known as “La Lagunita” disposed as Community sewer for 30 years (CBCH 2008).
This figure of WMU was finalized after intensive meetings with different departments (CONANP, CONAFOR, SAGARPA, SEPESCA, CONAPESCA, PROFEPA,
SEMARNAT) since 2004, starting in 2007 with SEMARNAT formalities, obtaining
the same year the license for the establishment of the WMU Cocodrilario el
Boquerón with an intense modality with code SEMARNAT-UMA-IN-0047CHIS/07. The WMU members consider that it is actually a project which has a
multidirectional potential and pretends to be a unique prototype in the State as a key
factor for the integration of social participation, productive development, ecotourism and conservation of the river crocodile with a profit with local, state, national
and international areas of influence (CBCH 2008).
Some additional examples of the sustainable use of crocodiles are the national
event organized by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development,
Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA 2012), where intensive crocodile farm “Wotoch
Aayin” in the community of Isla Arena in Calkiní, Campeche, was one of the chosen projects with greater economic, social and environmental impact at the National
Meeting of Projects Exchange of Successful Experiences. Another example is
reported by the company Business Bloomberg (2013), in a note from the Mexican
newspaper “El Financiero” in its digital version, where the average price of a bag
oscillates around $800 USD (http://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/women/rare-andexceptional), and it is believed that the demand for crocodile skins is large and is
one of the trends that came here to stay.
Meanwhile, in the Panamanian newspaper “La Prensa”, Berrocal (2008), discloses Mexico as part of the Kubota SA company crocodile market, whose owner
says that the demand of crocodile skin boost the exportation, which is estimated
around 24 thousand units a year, each valued between 24 and 32 dollars. This under
the authorization of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and the support
of CITES. These companies accept that like any other activity, sustainable use of
crocodiles is not an easy task and much less dangerous; however, they acknowledge
that brings economic benefits and new sources of local employment, as set in the
Table 18.3 Number of passengers and cruise arrivals to the port of Manzanillo in the period
2000–2012
2000
2011
2012
Port
Passengers Arrivals Passengers Arrivals Passengers Arrivals
Manzanillo, Col.
10,351
10
50,551
35
23,583
14
INEGI (2013)
18 Implementation of a Wildlife Management Unit as a Sustainable Support Measure…
This opens the possibility that the market ceases to be predominantly national,
which could contribute to a desirable effect, previous agreements with travel agencies in the tourism industry offering packages to the PVE, including ecotourism
traveling and products marketing, leaving a part of the economic flow generated and
economic benefits to the involved sector, including the local population.
A similar case about the start of an intensive WMU can be found in the Southeast
of México in Chiapas State in the WMU Cocodrilario el Boquerón in a location
known as “La Lagunita” disposed as Community sewer for 30 years (CBCH 2008).
This figure of WMU was finalized after intensive meetings with different departments (CONANP, CONAFOR, SAGARPA, SEPESCA, CONAPESCA, PROFEPA,
SEMARNAT) since 2004, starting in 2007 with SEMARNAT formalities, obtaining
the same year the license for the establishment of the WMU Cocodrilario el
Boquerón with an intense modality with code SEMARNAT-UMA-IN-0047CHIS/07. The WMU members consider that it is actually a project which has a
multidirectional potential and pretends to be a unique prototype in the State as a key
factor for the integration of social participation, productive development, ecotourism and conservation of the river crocodile with a profit with local, state, national
and international areas of influence (CBCH 2008).
Some additional examples of the sustainable use of crocodiles are the national
event organized by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development,
Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA 2012), where intensive crocodile farm “Wotoch
Aayin” in the community of Isla Arena in Calkiní, Campeche, was one of the chosen projects with greater economic, social and environmental impact at the National
Meeting of Projects Exchange of Successful Experiences. Another example is
reported by the company Business Bloomberg (2013), in a note from the Mexican
newspaper “El Financiero” in its digital version, where the average price of a bag
oscillates around $800 USD (http://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/women/rare-andexceptional), and it is believed that the demand for crocodile skins is large and is
one of the trends that came here to stay.
Meanwhile, in the Panamanian newspaper “La Prensa”, Berrocal (2008), discloses Mexico as part of the Kubota SA company crocodile market, whose owner
says that the demand of crocodile skin boost the exportation, which is estimated
around 24 thousand units a year, each valued between 24 and 32 dollars. This under
the authorization of the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and the support
of CITES. These companies accept that like any other activity, sustainable use of
crocodiles is not an easy task and much less dangerous; however, they acknowledge
that brings economic benefits and new sources of local employment, as set in the
Table 18.3 Number of passengers and cruise arrivals to the port of Manzanillo in the period
2000–2012
2000
2011
2012
Port
Passengers Arrivals Passengers Arrivals Passengers Arrivals
Manzanillo, Col.
10,351
10
50,551
35
23,583
14
INEGI (2013)
18 Implementation of a Wildlife Management Unit as a Sustainable Support Measure…