The Peruvian Ministry of Production has approved Operation Hake XXXI, to be conducted by the Peruvian Sea Institute and four titular fishing vessels, to evaluate the reproductive process and size structure of the hake resource. The operation will be carried out in the northern Peruvian maritime domain from late August. The vessels will operate under the Provisional Fishing Regime of the hake resource, outside of the five nautical miles coastline limit, and will be required to comply with Imarpe's instructions. The extracted resources can be processed in plants with a valid license for human consumption.