Peru: Produce authorizes second season of industrial anchovy fishing for direct human consumption

The Ministry of Production (Produce) authorized the start of the second season of industrial fishing for anchovy and white anchovy, destined for indirect human consumption in the maritime area of the north-central zone of the country. Through Ministerial Resolution 00391-2022-Produce, published in the Official Gazette El Peruano, it was indicated that the total maximum permissible catch limit in the north-central zone of Peru is up to 2,283,000 tons. The start of the fishing season will be on November 28 of this year, with five days of exploratory fishing starting on November 23 in the maritime area outside the five nautical miles of the coastline, in the extreme north of the Peruvian sea. and 15°59'59.9''S. In the same way, it was announced that the end date of the second fishing season 2022 will be once the total maximum allowable catch limit of the authorized north-central zone has been reached, or failing that, when the Peruvian Sea Institute ( Imarpe) recommends it due to ...