Argentina: Epilogue of a mackerel season that showed a better face

Unlike last year when the fishing season lasted a breath and after a period of bad weather the few boats that fished it stopped finding the marks on the sonar, changed the nets and the target species, 2022 was the year of the recovery of the magrú in the El Rincón area. With 13,289 tons offloaded as of October 25 from the stock south of 39º S, the canning industry had raw material available in such a way that, although there were moments of irregularity in sizes, the general balance is in accordance. Last year, landings of magru had barely reached 4,448 tonnes. “This is the last trip we are making, it has been a very good season”, summarized Miguel Di Costanzo, in reference to the “Jupiter II”, the only one that still had mid-water nets to catch magrú at the Deyacobbi dock. "This year we were able to fish well and sustainably." Of the total landed, the offshore freshwater fleet contributed 9,939 tons, while the coastal fleet contributed 3,341 tons, although perhaps in this group ...