Chimbote: Fishermen, owners and conservationists up in arms by court ruling

The owners of small-scale fisheries, artisanal fishers and canners entrepreneurs Chimbote yesterday expressed their rejection of the ruling of the Supreme Court, which upheld the class action lawsuit filed by an industrial sector fishermen claiming enter five nautical miles to catch anchovy.

Collazos William Hernandez spoke on behalf of fishing vessel owners and said that the court ruling favors the National Fisheries Society (SNP) and against Fishery direct human consumption, in the canning and preserving Peru's anchoveta.

"This ruling is an aberration, are overpowering fisheries for direct human consumption favor Industrial Fisheries the Fishmeal production at the expense of the cannery that generates employment for over 40,000 people in Chimbote.

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Meanwhile the leader of the fishermen, Joaquin Navarro Cruz, announced that members of the supply chain Fishery direct human consumption have declared war footing and starting Monday placed pickets on the docks of Chimbote prevent industrial fishermen embark perform their tasks and Fisheries 5 miles out.

"We are ready to deal with anyone in defense of Fisheries direct human consumption, we will not allow the Minister of Production from Lima ordered predation Anchovy, the only resource we have in our Ocean and has been plundered Industrial Fishing terribly.

It is suspected that the Supreme Court in a year are missed twice in favor of industrial fishermen are behind the SNP, when there are thousands of processes that have more than 10 years to be resolved, "he said.

Finally, the Representative of the Canners, Ezequiel Lugo May, said he can not allow ships of 800 tons entering the five miles to fish "because they will end the Anchovy".

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Specialized Public Prosecutor who sees the case, Luis Huerta, said that "the Supreme Court has not objected to the political decision to order Anchovy Fishing from the DS-005, nor question the competence of the Ministry of Production, to take measures under its jurisdiction ", confirming the commitment to continue the preservation and protection of the resources of the Sea

SOURCE: The Republic.