Shortage of squid in Peru: Chile and Ecuador also seek to agree on new regulations on international fishing

Not only Peru is affected by the lack of giant squid, our neighbors Chile and Ecuador have also seen their catches of this product reduced. Within the framework of the scientific committee of the Regional Organization for Fisheries Management of the South Pacific, which is taking place in Lima, the Chilean scientist, Aurora Guerrero, stated that one of the most relevant issues for countries abroad has been the agreement that must be reached to achieve cohesion regarding the management of these resources. "We have to see what is coming. There are signs of a La Niña and obviously that is going to cause us some problems. We have squid right now with very good yields, good sizes, but we have to continue observing. Squid is a resource that lives very little, so the effects that we are going to see are faster and we have to adapt to that," Guerrero indicated. ► Squid prices skyrocket in the country: X-ray in northern regions For her part, Patricia Castillo, a scientist from Ecuador and ...