After receiving the scientific recommendations of the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE), the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE), ended the temporary regime which, for the exceptional weather conditions, allowed industrial vessels catch Anchovies from 8 nautical miles in two specific areas of the Peruvian coast. The scheme ran from July 09 and today finally came to an end.

Thus, these ships will return to make their catches from 10 nautical miles, and must respect the areas recorded for artisanal and small-scale vessels.

Expand industrial fishing season
On the other hand, the Ministry of Production decided to expand industrial fishing season of anchovy for indirect human consumption (fishmeal and fish oil), up to 24 hours on 10 August, and from the north end of the maritime domain Peruvian 00'Latitud and 16 ° South (near Arequipa penthouse).

This arrangement is done after the IMARPE PRODUCE deliver to the "Report on the Reproductive Process of Anchovies in the Northern Region - Peruvian Coastal Center (to July 21, 2014)".

The document states that the evolution of oceanographic conditions since late last year showed environmental and oceanographic changes by the intrusion of warm waters and the arrival of Kelvin waves to the Peruvian coast; However, during July has been a marked decrease in the anomalies, adding that they delayed the main spawning period of anchovy in the north-central area of ​​the Peruvian coast.

"However, the weakening of the warm conditions that have been presented since July in the Peruvian Sea, allow normalization of reproductive conditions and starting the main spawning period of the resource in the coming weeks."