Peruvian fished the 5000 M3 Tuna outside 200 miles

In July 2011, after Peru accepted the allocation of 5,000 m3 carrying capacity for catching tuna and related species, by the Inter-American Tuna Commission Tropical- CIAT, despite restrictions to extract these resources only within

In the midst of this limitation, the CIAT launches its meeting in the framework of its 87th edition in our country, where the Ministry of Production through their national delegation led by Deputy Minister of Fisheries Paul Phumpiu prioritized concern, requesting to modify the

Thus, after a long discussion and debate, Peru won a major managed, around 5,000 m3 of carrying capacity, which was granted the 14,046 m3 carrying capacity reserved for footer in the

. For the national commissioner, Biol Jose Allemant, this result marks precedents within the objectives of the government, which seeks to develop the fishery for tuna in Peru: "fish tunas only within our national waters (200 miles) was harmful and restricted

Currently, the IATTC is responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species associated with this fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The members are: Belize, Canada, China, Colombia, Korea, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States, France, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Chinese Taipei, European Union, Venezuela and Vanuatu, Kiribati lately admitted.