PERU fishing with guts to report…
In the framework of the COP 20, the main fishing unions in the South Pacific, gathered for the occasion in Lima, agreed to establish a joint information system to monitor resources and marine ecosystems in order to improve scientific knowledge on the impact of
During a presentation in Hall Peru headquarters of COP 20, the National Fisheries Society of Peru (SNP), the National Fisheries Society of Chile (Sonapesca) and the Chamber of Fisheries of Ecuador established the foundation for an alliance
In that sense, Elena Conterno, president of the SNP, said it is increasingly growing international concern about the impact of climate change on the oceans due to rising sea temperatures, oxygen depletion, acidification,
Conterno rescued the so-called Great Ecosystem of the Humboldt Current, located in the Southeast Pacific region is one of the most productive in the world, which allows Peru, Ecuador and Chile contribute to global fishing about 20% of the
For his great consequences, climate change and its impact on the marine environment are monitored through satellite systems, buoys and oceanographic cruises.
Conterno also said that the information obtained by fishing associations, supplementing the work of research institutes in each country, will help design and implement public policies consistent with the environmental and marine resources. In presenting the agreement involved the general manager of the National Fisheries Society of Chile, Hector Bacigalupo, and the Chamber of Fisheries of Ecuador, Luis García also the Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Gabriel Quijandría.
SOURCE: Snp.org.pe
