Through the Ministerial Resolution No. 000428-2023-Producethe Maximum Total Catch Limit was established for Direct Human Consumption (LMTC-CHD) of the anchovy resource by 2023 at 150,000 tonscorresponding to the entire coastline.
This applies to artisanal and smaller-scale extractive activities for consumption. direct human. The rule specifies that said limit may be modified based on the permanent monitoring of the anchovy fishery carried out by the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe).
“The date of conclusion of the extractive activities is when IMARPE recommends it due to environmental or biological circumstances, when the aforementioned LMTC-CHD is reached or, failing that, lExtractive activities conclude on December 31, 2023” indicates the resolution.
It should be noted that in the case of industrial fishing establishments that operate processing plants, they will only receive the volumes destined exclusively for the production of canned, frozen, cured and other products for direct consumption. This depends on the installed capacity demanded by your production program and its storage possibility.
They warn of a high presence of juveniles in the second fishing season
However, previously The Republic announced that industrial fishermen notice the high incidence of juveniles in the development of the second anchovy fishing season 2023, which is why they request the cessation of this activity. “Since the first day of exploration (until now) there has been a high incidence of juvenile fishing, in percentages of 60% to 65%; In some areas it has reached up to 75%“, stated the general secretary of the Fishermen’s Union of Chimbote and Annexes, Lorenzo Vásquez Contreras.
In that sense, they consider that the development and reproduction of the resource must be protected now so that there is fishing in the 2024 seasons, which will also be complicated due to the El Niño phenomenon.
As recalled, the second industrial anchovy fishing season began last Thursday, October 26, where a maximum quota of 1.6 million metric tons (MT) was established.
Source: Larepublica
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