PERU fishing with guts to report…
Fishermen Talcahuano and Coronel in the Biobío Region, were reunited until late early Thursday March 12 at the regional Administration with Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Raul Súnico, and other local authorities to analyze the scenario faced by the crisis of the Sardine.
Súnico, the mayor, the Seremi Government and the zonal Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, met separately with fishermen's unions of the two communes in which mainly sardine catch is made.
The species is found in closed reenacted this week to present almost 90% of the specimens under the size of 8.5 inches. There are about 5,000 workers engaged in this fishery in the region of Biobío and now say that the crisis is installed.
The fishermen asked the authority conducting new studies, to which the government agreed, and which wish to have participation craft.
Claudio Villarroel, leader of Feorpa of Caleta Lo Rojas, stated that "The important thing is to deliver the Scientific Committee and updated new information" which will meet on April 15 to decide the delivery of a new fee.
Farewell
After the closure of 15 days, the March 25 reopens capture for five days to ship nontechnical and then the entire fleet to finish removing the fee toneledas 200,000 fixed for the region.
At the meeting, the unions said the Government once again the need for economic support, because since 2008 the share has dropped by two thirds, thus also their income. The Secretary replied that Súnico "Other issues must be resolved first."
In order to establish the parameters of the new study, for which the Administration was getting financing, this Friday will arrive to the area director of Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (FIFG).
SOURCE: Aqua.cl
