Human consumption landings decreased 12%

The President of the SNP said the DS 005 would not be helping to foster Fishing for Human Consumption
Elena Conterno, president of the National Fisheries Society (SNP) said that landings for direct human consumption have been reduced by 12% this year, in response to the arguments of the Minister of Production, Triveño Gladys, who had defended the Supreme Decree 005, noting that "it is not unconstitutional to ensure that harvested at the tables."

"When you look at the statistics of the Fisheries human consumption would have remained stable in recent years, but this year 2013, when the Supreme Decree 005 and the Industrial Fleet has been out of the mile ten went into effect, landings consumer

As recalled, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the section of Supreme Decree 005 and defined a stretch between miles five ten medium to operate boats and pushed from the ten mile industrial.

The Officer criticized measurements released by the Produce to indicate that the biomass would have increased as a result of the implementation of the measure. He added that "what you say biologists is not corresponding to an increase of that magnitude (…) If the effect of the measure would have been true had found 26 million, and has not been the case then 10. Then they found biologists say it is not justifiable, the industry has challenged the measure, "he said.

He said, "This year we had the highest level (biomass) for the last 12 years, with 12 million earlier this year. I think something needs to be emphasized is that biomass is now fine, in excellent condition. "
For Guild representative, industry agrees to protect the biomass, but believes that the priority of the ministry should be to make a thorough survey of sizes and also combat fishing with explosives, which "are depredativas practices that are damaging the Fishing for Human Consumption ", he said.

Finally, Conterno said that "in the case of the South, in 2012 and 2013 only fished 50% of the share, ie, there are resources that have been left out that could have worked has improved exports, which, as we know, there have been casualties. "

SOURCE: The Trade.