Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will visit Mazatlán next week to inaugurate the Buque de Investigación Pesquera y Oceanográfica (BIPO I) whose home port will be Mazatlán, confirmed Sinaloa Governor Mario López Valdez.
The ship will explore the ocean floor to 8,000 meters with special equipment to obtain important scientific information to aid in the development of marine resources. Costing 410 million pesos, the ship has seven high tec laboratories for analyzing different species. Its main function is to search for new fish and seafood species at depths down to 2,000 meters that could be used for commercial purposes.
The BIPO I was financed by the Banco Interamericano de Dessarrolo, and constructed in Vigo, Spain for the company Astilleros Armón Vigo. (from Noroeste)
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