Cancun, Quintana Roo — Mexican environmental authorities have approved the construction of a 367.68-square-meter rustic pier for the Sociedad Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera del Caribe S.C. de R.L., a fishing cooperative, in the Puerto Juarez area of Cancun.
The project, named “Muelle Rústico Sociedad Cooperativa,” received its Environmental Impact Statement (MIA) from the General Directorate of Environmental Impact and Risk (DGIRA). The T-shaped pier will be built on federal maritime-terrestrial zone land in Superblock 84, Block 07 of Puerto Juarez.
According to the resolution, the pier will be used exclusively for docking and sheltering the cooperative’s small, shallow-draft vessels. The cooperative stated that no passengers will embark or disembark at the pier, and no services such as restrooms or storage will be provided on site.
“The operation of the pier will only be for the docking and shelter of the cooperative’s vessels. The boats will arrive, dock, and the crew will disembark and go home until the next day when they will return to the vessel and depart,” the DGIRA document explained.
The cooperative emphasized that no anchoring to the seabed will be used, and turbulence will be avoided at depths greater than 1.2 meters, corresponding to the vessels’ maximum draft. Construction is expected to take two years, during which the cooperative commits to removing vegetation and fauna from the impact area.
