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. "

The date of conclusion of the same, in the southern zone, may be extended or reduced depending on the environmental biological conditions, following a report from the Institute of the Sea of ​​Peru (Imarpe); through the issuance of the respective Ministerial Resolution.

The Maximum Total Limit of Permitted Capture of the South Zone (LMTCP South) of resources for indirect human consumption is 535,000 tons.

Only fishing vessels registered and authorized to develop extractive activities during the current fishing season, which will be published by means of a Directorial Resolution, may carry out fishing operations.

In the case that catches of the anchovy fleet reach the maximum allowable maximum in the area, established for the current fishing period, extractive activities will be suspended.

The norm establishes the prohibition of the extraction and / or processing of anchoveta and white anchoveta specimens with sizes smaller than those foreseen in the current norms, allowing a maximum tolerance of 10% expressed in number of specimens.

If the vessels extract more than the established limit, Produce pointed out that fishing activities, mainly extractive activities, will be suspended for a minimum period of three consecutive days from the fishing or occurrence zones, if said volumes of landings could affect the development population of the mentioned resource.