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.

Before the warming produced by the Kelvin waves and the weak presence of the South Pacific anticyclone, which has varied the distribution of the anchovy resource, the Ministry of Production (Produce), through Imarpe, begins a scientific exploration today.

This exploration will seek to determine what the climatic and hydrobiological conditions of our sea are, specifically on the coast, south-central, and thus decide in a timely manner the fishery management measures in the anchovy resource.

According to Peruvian market information, the mid-north anchovy resource investigation activity may begin on August 26-27,

It’s divided into two stages. The first stage is the inspection of spawning counts for 3-4 weeks, and the second stage is sonar. The study will last for about 40 days.

Therefore, the exploration activity in central and northern Peru is expected to end at October, and it remains to be officially announced by Peru.

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.

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. "