In December of 2023, five TBTI hubs were established, which sparked the idea to initiate a TBTI hub in Mexico. Prior to this, two virtual workshops were held, which helped shape the steps for moving forward with the Mexican hub. TBTI Mexico launching workshop was held on September 30, 2024 in Mazatlan, Mexico, one day prior to the the SSF Regional Symposium for Latin America and the Caribbean  which took place on 1-4 of October, 2024. Researchers from different institutions and disciplines working on small-scale fisheries in different regions of the country met to explore the possibilities of networking as well as to define the mechanisms for possible collaboration to be developed in Mexico through this network.

The workshop included the presentation of the trajectory of TBTI Global, what the network offers to the Mexican chapter and how it can be linked to other hubs. The workshop organizers (TBTI Global members) explained the motivations for starting this network in Mexico. The interactive sessions allowed the participants to share and exchange experiences and to get inspired to continue collaborative efforts within TBTI. Colleagues from TBTI Ecuador joined the session and shared their experiences and interest in networking.  Encouraged by the group dynamics, participants shared their experiences, concerns and interests in collaboration and their expectations of what the network could offer them and what they could offer the network. Coordinators were nominated and appointed and the first actions for collaboration to advance TBTI Mexico were proposed. Among the proposals presented is the integration of an e-book and organization of future workshops were listed. Although about 30 people were in attendance at the workshop, so far nearly 60 people expressed interest in joining the hub. With the launching of TBTI Mexico, the collaborative path for the visibility, sustainability and viability of small-scale fisheries in Mexico is well underway.