In Lima, Peru: Subpesca Delegation participated in the Scientific Committee of the ORP-PS

The body indicated that the jack mackerel stock is sustainably exploited and that potential increases in the quota for this resource for 2025 may be discussed within the framework of the ORP-PS Commission meeting, which will take place next February in our country. A delegation from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) arrived in Lima, Peru last week to participate in the 12th session of the Scientific Committee of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Organization (ORP-PS), which took place between September 30 and October 5. As part of the work agenda of the body, the stock assessment of the South Pacific jack mackerel was updated, and the population estimates of cuttlefish and other deep-water resources were reviewed. Specifically regarding the jack mackerel fishery, the good state of the resource was ratified, since the Scientific Committee indicated that the stock is sustainably exploited. For this deliberation, Chile provided numerous data to carry out ...