He Ministry of Production (Produce), through Resolution No. 000191-2023-PRODUCE, established the start of the first 2023 fishing season for the anchovy and white anchovy resource for indirect human consumption in the area between the extreme north of the maritime domain of the Peru and 16°00’LS.
However, it is important to highlight that the rule indicates that the start of fishing is subject to the conclusions and recommendations that the Institute of the Sea of Peru (Imarpe) as a result of the exploratory fishing that it will carry out from June 3 for 7 days, where it will require total or partial protection measures for the juvenile fraction, among other suggestions.
“IMARPE coordinates and monitors the development of the aforementioned exploratory fishing and must notify the Ministry of Production in a timely manner about the development of this exploratory fishing, recommending as soon as possible, management measures that are necessary; or if applicable, the suspension of activities, the immediate closure of fishing areas due to incidence of juveniles or entanglement, the conclusion of exploratory fishing, as appropriate.”indicates the norm.
In the same way, the end of the first season will also occur when Imarpe recommends it, both due to environmental or biological circumstances or once the authorized Maximum Total Permissible Catch Limit of the North – Center Zone (LMTCP North – Center) has been reached, which is 1 million ninety-one thousand tons. (1,091,000).
It should be noted that the latest Imarpe results on anchovy, prepared from February 19 to March 24 and from April 17 to 21, reported that this type of fish is concentrated in the first few miles from the coast and the incidence of juveniles is 82%.
“On this occasion, the incidence of juveniles was 82% in number and 58% in weight units; that summer spawning was less intense than expected for this season and the somatic condition of the anchovy was below average.” , can be read in the report.
These results caused alert in the main guilds of the fishing activity, which agreed on the need to continue with an evaluation of the anchovy in order to recommend adequate measures to guarantee the sustainability of the marine resource.
Source: Larepublica
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