In a surprising turn of marine events, the state fishing company on Isla de la Juventud has announced that the lobsters, apparently, do not want to be less than the Cubans and have also decided to emigrate.
According to Ramón Contino, Technology Director of the Pescaisla company, "lobsters no longer participate in the annual production plan due to an unexpected migratory wave towards deeper waters." This innovative excuse was launched during avisible public relations effort on local government television.
But you can't blame the lobsters for seeking out colder, less politically engaged waters. However, Contino also subtly points out that fishing technology, like boats, is on a tightrope, making it difficult to pursue ocean exiles.
Meanwhile, capture figures look more like the Cuban economy: a shadow of what they once were. And as expected, the processor of these escapees from the sea has also seen better days.
Contino's creative explanations resonate with the statements of the Vice Minister of the Food Industry,Mydalis Orange White, who, with irrefutable logic, assured thatIf there are no fish in the stores it is because there are no fish in the water. This philosophical pearl has been the cause of laughter and indignation among Cuban Internet users.
For his part, the minister in charge,Manuel Sobrino Martínez, complained that despite having more than 60 ships, these are not enough to prevent the numbers from falling below the waterline of the economic plan.
Curiously, despite the clear signal that even marine beings prefer to distance themselves from the system, the government maintains fish export as a priority inversely proportional to its willingness to repair ships or, better yet, policies.
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