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 In fishing , the specific objective is to increase the capitalization of fishing and aquacultural economic units through complementary support for strategic capital goods investment in equipment and infrastructure, for carrying out primary production activities, including conservation and management. 451

The General Law on Sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture of 2007 is the sector's most important regulatory instrument. Its purpose is to regulate, promote and administer the development of fishing and aquacultureresources on Mexican territory.

The design and implementation of Mexican fishing policy are the responsibility of CONAPESCA, a decentralized office reporting to SAGARPA, committed to legality, quality and transparency, and responsible for promoting and developing mechanisms for coordination with various bodies for the purpose of implementing policies, programmes and regulations that guide and facilitate the competitive and sustainable development of the country's fishing and aquaculture sector. 465

Apart from the support programmes described above, the fishing sector benefits from the Reduction of theFishing Effort component of the Sustainability of Natural Resources programme, the purpose of which is to contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources as a result of the voluntary retirement of vessels that form part of the main fleet. 

The support amounts to up to Mex$1.3 million per vessel retired and is limited to enterprises or persons carrying out fishing activities under cover of a valid concession or permit for commercial shrimp fishing. The aim of the Fishery Inspection and Surveillancecomponent is to seek to promote the sustainable development of fishery and aquaculture resources through the delivery of support for the implementation of preventive and operational fishery and aquaculture inspection and surveillance measures.

The Fishery and Aquaculture Management component aims to generate public policy instruments to support the regulation and administration of fishing and aquaculture activities, by encouraging the sustainable development of fisheryand aquaculture resources through inshore fishing management projects. The support amounts to up to Mex$2.5 million per local or state instrument and up to Mex$20 million per regional instrument. The projects must be aligned on the National Sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture Framework Programme (PRNPAS) and the Sectoral Agriculture and Fisheries Development Programme 2007-2012.

Since the reform of the energy sector in 2008 , new management priorities have been established, specifically: energy security and diversification, energy -saving , and environmental protection

To these should be added the Law on the National Commission for Hydrocarbons, the Law on the Utilization of Renewable Forms of Energy and the Financing of the Energy Transition, and the Law on the Sustainable Use of Energy , all enacted in 2008.

Support is also provided for renewable energy projects. This varies between 30% and 50% of the cost of the system up to a limit of between Mex$100,000 and Mex$1 million per beneficiary, depending on the system.

Although there was a policy of replacing fuel oil with natural gas in power plants 522 , in the forecast for the electricity sector for the period 2010 to 2025 it is mentioned that it would be desirable to expand the use of renewable s and possibly nuclear power to continue reducing the consumption of fuels derived from petroleum. 523 At present, 26.4% of generation comes from clean energy sources. 524