Areas of Lota, Coronel and Talcahuano, Chile, were flooded with protests and clashes by thousands of artisanal fishermen who refuse to accept a new ban biology Sardine and Anchovy.

The cessation of fishing operations be until April 17, although mapochos authorities allowed between seeing that there is the possibility of opening fishing zone where the size of the Sardine is adequate; however, industrial fishers holding that the solution to the crisis could be, if the State “puts his hand in his pocket”, Buy fishing rights and compensation to those who abandon the craft.

In this proposal, they said the craft as an abuse and attempted break them, and who insist that behind the ban is managing power groups to appropriate its quotas of Sardine and Anchovy: "For a handmade boat 18m survive requires 5,000 tons of fish and only give us 1,000 tons ".What does that mean ?. We paralyze industrial fishing while still operating does not understand why so much hate for artisanal fishermen, "said a source PERUPESQUERO.