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FEDECOOP

Operator Identification

  1940 to present

  Mexico


TYPE: Fishing industry

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Ensenada, Baja California

OTHER NAMES: Federacion Regional de los Sociedades Cooperativos de la Industria Pesquera de la Baja California

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Fedecoop

Operator History

FEDECOOP was founded in 1940, gathering 14 fishing industry companies operating on the west coast of the peninsula of Baja California. As such, FEDECOOP cetralizes the production of hundreds of individual fishermen and their boats. Key products include abalone and lobster, and to a lesser extent sea cucumber, barred sand bass and sea weed.

Commando Operations

September 1968* to 1977*

FEDECOOP used at least one cargo Commando based in Ensenada, BC for the transportation of fish and lobster by air.

Commandos Operated

  • Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando: XB-LIU