Peruvian anchovy executive warns about problems in country’s south fishing zone

A top executive in Peru’s anchovy sector has warned that the country’s south anchovy-fishing zone is in peril and should be a point of emphasis for the nation’s seafood industry at large when determining the most important issues to address in 2024.Peru divides its anchovy-fishing areas into two regions – south and north-central – with different capture limits and seasons set for each. The north-central zone is Peru’s main fishing region, with capture measuring several times that of the south region. Peru’s anchoveta fishery encountered major problems in 2023, with its first fishing season in the north-central zone canceled and its second season closed early due to the sooner-than-expected arrival of the spawning season. The closure of the second season on 12 January left more than 25 percent of the fishery’s quota in the water.However, according to Pablo Trapunsky, the CEO of Peruvian anchoveta fishing and processing firm Pesquera Diamante, Peruvian fisheries authorities should ...