Today the Ministry of Production officially decreed by ministerial resolution N° 015-020-PRODUCE the end of the second fishing season 2019 for the Northern central zone.

The decision to close the season was based on the considerations given by IMARPE. where the institute advises the high presence of juvenile population. this measures is taken in order to assure the sustainability of the resource.

At least 150 fishermen from Chimbote, Barranca, Huacho, Ilo and Piura have refused to embark as a protest measure to demand that the Ministry of Production (Produce) decree the closure of the second season of industrial fishing.

The seamen made a seedling at Malabrigo's dock since last Thursday and slept in this place at night as an act of rejection of the production issued by Produce on December 31.

Peru’s anchovy catches in the first season were 4.6 percent below average landings of the past five years.

In general, fish landings in the year through July fell 22 percent compared with the same period last year, despite July alone seeing flat catches year-on-year.

The fall in anchovy landings is due to the several mini-bans imposed during the season and the lower quota.

The Ministry of Production (Produce) concluded the First Fishing Season 2019 of anchovy and white anchovy in the North-Central Zone.

The measure is effective from 00:00 on July 31, 2019, and was published via Ministerial Resolution No. 329-2019-PRODUCE in the Official Gazette El Peruano.

The text details that in this season 2.01 million tons of anchovy were captured, a figure that represents 95.87% of the maximum maximum allowable catch limit.

Peru's Ministry of Production on Friday officially announced the first season of the country's anchovy harvest in north-central waters will begin on May 4, with a quota of 2.1 million metric tons, according to the country's official news agency, Andina.
 

The quota is  lower than last year 3.3 millions metric tons because of the impact generated by the warming of the waters off the Peruvian coast due to the El Niño phenomenon.
 

In August 2018, Peru exported Fishmeal 134,800mt, China accounted 97.612mt (72.41%)

Peru exported Fishmeal 850,201mt in Jan to Aug 2018 and China accounted 704,196mt (82.83%).

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Peru goverment stop fishing, 5% of quota uncompleted

 

On August 8, 2018 under Ministerial Resolution of the Ministry of Production No 329-2018-PRODUCE the end of the first fishing season of this year was declared.

 

IMARPE (Peruvian sea institute), by the letter No 759-2018-IMARPE/DEC, refer the "Report of the First Anchovy Fishing Season in the North-Central Peruvian Sea Region"

(April 07 – July 30, 2018), which concludes the following:

 

The Ministry of Production (Produce) authorized the start of the second season of anchovy and white anchovy fishing in the maritime area between 16 ° 00'LS and the southern end of the maritime domain of Peru; which will be given during the second semester of the year 2018.

According to Produce , the start of this season "will run from 00:00 hours on July 1, 2018, being the completion date, once the Maximum Total Limit of Permissible Capture of the South Zone has been reached (LMTCP South ) authorized, or in its absence, this may not exceed December 31, 2018. "