Congressman Jorge Luis Flores Ancachi proposes to recover productive activity in the fishing sector and aquaculture through a new exceptional regime to reduce fines. Legislative initiative 4025 states that natural and legal persons who have sanctions imposed by the Ministry of Production they can benefit from a reduction of up to 90% of their total […]
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Fishermen ask Produce to complete the second fishing season due to a high incidence of juveniles
The Chimbote y Anexo Fishermen’s Union (SPCHA) requested the head of the Ministry of Production (Produce), Sandra Belaúnde, to conclude the second fishing season of 2022 in the north-central zone, in order to guarantee the sustainability of the capture of anchovy. Through an official letter, the SPCHA explained that after an exploratory fishing since November […]
Law made official that will prevent artisanal fishermen from being investigated for incidental fishing
This Wednesday, January 18, the modification to Law 31622 was officially published in order to prevent artisanal fishermen from being investigated for incidental fishing. In this way, the controversy generated by this norm is put to an end. which basically seeks to establish stricter mechanisms to deal with the trafficking of marine and terrestrial species, […]
Repsol gets rid of million-dollar fine amid conflict of interest
Yesterday marked one year of the largest ecological disaster that has affected the Peruvian sea, due to the spill of more than 11,000 barrels of oil. Far from making the sanctions against the person responsible effective, the La Pampilla refinery SAA of Repsol has been released from a million-dollar fine in the midst of a […]
Peruvian economy hits the brakes and grew 1.68% during November
After growing 2.01% in October, during November 2022, the national production of Peru slowed down and only rose by 1.68% compared to the same month of the previous year, as reported by the INEI. The result seen in the eleventh month of the year is explained by the good performance of sectors such as lodging […]
Repsol pays bonus amid protests
The same day two months after the oil spill, the Repsol company distributed S/ 3,000 to 402 members of the Central Association of Fishermen of Ancón (Apesca), from a list of 1,100 people. The company began distributing bonuses after the Presidency of the Council of Ministers agreed to the amount, although it did not consult […]
More than 600 Chinese vessels would fish giant squid in Peruvian and Ecuadorian waters
A total of 631 Chinese vessels irregularly caught giant squid in the South Pacific, harming Peru, Ecuador and Chile, denounced Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, president of the Committee for the sustainable management of giant squid (Calamasur). According to the fisheries representative, a disorderly growth of Asian distant water fleets has been detected and systematic behavior of […]
Produce: catch limit of the bonito resource will be 40,516 tons in 2022
The Ministry of Production (Produce) established the capture limit of the bonito resource (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis) at 40,516 tons for the year 2022, applicable to fishing vessels that use purse seines. The distribution is as follows: 13,949 tons corresponding to the month of January until March 31 7,824 tons corresponding to April 1 through June […]
They point out that there is a lethal affectation for those who live from tourism and fishing
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Robert Sanchez, pointed out that the serious hydrocarbon spill that occurred in Ventanilla (Lima) is an environmental crime that cannot go unpunished for damaging the marine ecosystem, the Ancón resort and other beaches on the central coast of Peru. As he specified, ecological repair with clean technologies is […]
SNP: exports of the fishing industry would exceed US$ 2,000 million in 2022
After in 2021 the fishing industry has contributed with more than US$ 2,300 million in exports of fishmeal and fish oil, which represented an increase of 60% in relation to 2020, the National Fisheries Society (SNP) expects that the shipments of the sector for this 2022 will be located above US$ 2,000 million, a lower […]