The Ministry of Production (Produce) announced that at 00:00 on August 15, the First Fishing Season 2020 of the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resource corresponding to the North - Central Zone will conclude.

According to Ministerial Resolution 263-2020-PRODUCE published in the El Peruano newspaper, the discharge of the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resources must be carried out within 24 hours after the end of the season.

It also indicates that the processing of the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resources must be carried out within 48 hours after the end of the season.

It informs that the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe) will carry out the monitoring and follow-up of the main biological, population and fishing indicators of the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) resources,

Imarpe must inform and recommend the necessary fisheries management measures to the Ministry of Production in a timely manner.