FAO and IFFO highlight the importance of the Peruvian anchovy fishery for global nutrition
Published Jul 11, 2024
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Key points from the article:
- The FAO and IFFO have highlighted the importance of the Peruvian anchovy to global food security, commending the sustainability of its industrial fishery and its role as a source of fishmeal and fish oil for aquaculture.
- The SOFIA 2024 report indicates that the Peruvian anchovy's population stability in area 87 is unique, with only 33% of captured species showing similar trends.
- The first fishing season in Peru's central zone north has been successful, with the marine ingredients industry expecting a positive trend in fishmeal and oil production by 2024.
- The first season generated approximately $1.8 billion in foreign currency.
- The accumulated production of fishmeal in countries like Peru, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, USA, African countries, and Spain increased by 40% in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2023, largely due to the increased Peruvian supply.
- The FAO and IFFO have highlighted the importance of the Peruvian anchovy to global food security, commending the sustainability of its industrial fishery and its role as a source of fishmeal and fish oil for aquaculture.
- The SOFIA 2024 report indicates that the Peruvian anchovy's population stability in area 87 is unique, with only 33% of captured species showing similar trends.
- The first fishing season in Peru's central zone north has been successful, with the marine ingredients industry expecting a positive trend in fishmeal and oil production by 2024.
- The first season generated approximately $1.8 billion in foreign currency.
- The accumulated production of fishmeal in countries like Peru, Chile, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, USA, African countries, and Spain increased by 40% in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2023, largely due to the increased Peruvian supply.
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Important international organizations highlighted the role that the Peruvian anchovy plays for global food security. In recent reports, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Marine Ingredients Producers Organization (IFFO) welcomed the results of the first fishing season in the central zone north, as well as the levels of sustainability with which the industrial fishery for said resource is managed. Thus, the SOFIA 2024 report: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024, presented by the FAO, indicated that the Peruvian anchovy remains within biologically sustainable levels in area 87 (South Pacific), an area where only 33% of the species that are captured show such stability in their populations. “This conservation of the anchovy resource is due to the favorable environmental conditions and the good management of its fishery,” recognized the FAO in its report, which also highlights that the Peruvian anchovy is an important ...
Source: Revistaeconomia
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