The Undersecretary of Fisheries, Jimmy Martinez Ortiz, said the associations and cooperatives were interested in refilling the hooks.
He noted that this work is done in order to contribute to the sustainability of fisheries resources as a mitigation measure to prevent harm to sea turtles.
These new hooks allow easy release if turtles arre caught unintentionally.
He said the exchange programme hooks, are accompanied by an educational presentation a that teaches fishermen how to release sea turtles.
