Peru: Ministry of Production establishes complementary mahi mahi catch limit of 10 thousand tons

02/15/2024 The Ministry of Production (Produce) established the complementary catch limit of the mahi mahi resource (Coryphaena hippurus) at 10,000 tons for the 2023-2024 fishing season. The measure was made official through Ministerial Resolution No. 000046-2024-PRODUCE, published in the Legal Standards Bulletin of the Official Gazette El Peruano. [Read also: Eight regions break export records] The Resolution is based on the legal framework established by Decree Law No. 25977, General Fisheries Law, which recognizes hydrobiological resources as national heritage. Likewise, the regulations allow the State to regulate the rational exploitation of these resources, considering the national interest in fishing activity. The mahi mahi fishing season, which runs nationally from October 1 to April 30 of each year Initially, Produce established a Maximum Total Catch Limit (LMTC) of 61,000 tons for the season. However, at the beginning of February, through Ministerial Resolution No. ...