Fishermen were confronted with Director of fishery closure

The leaders of the Union of Fishermen Chimbote "José Olaya Sloop" and the Director of Regional Produce, Rolando Coral Giraldo, whom the first question, met face to face to discuss the ban on anchovy fishing in which the men Sea state that is general to all levels of activity while the second is the idea that fishing for canning are not alone vede ban for the flour industry.

The meeting was held at the premises of Produce to where he came a long, massive and noisy demonstration that demanded total ban fishing of anchovy and questioned by Coral Giraldo to dissent.

Outside the Produce harangues launched to preserve the resource. It did not take ten minutes when Produce head appeared at the door of the institution and invited a group of six leaders to listen to their demands.

At this meeting, which lasted about 40 minutes, Santiago Mejia Bocanegra and his fellow leaders, left sitting their unwavering demand a complete ban on catching Anchovy position arguing that "artisanal fisheries resource is predatory, especially when fishing in spawning condition " said.

He said that this demand has reached the Ministry of Produce adding a request for help to the fisherman during the fishing ban.

In turn, Coral Giraldo said that artisanal fishing is not predatory as a percentage of the resource extracted spawning because it captures the total artisanal fleet is a small percentage and generates greater impact on the maintenance of the Anchovy.

In that sense it reiterated its closed position only industrial fleet and canning advocate for reasons to be a source of thousands of jobs were held. Fishing vessel owners are taxed and Chimbote Chimbote.

Elsewhere in his remarks said the argument Imarpe to enact the ban by the presence of the Kelvin wave in the sea does not share and that is a lie because in other years with similar temperature is registered good fishing.

Anglers asked for greater control what Coral Giraldo said that his administration will not let go predation Anchovy and fish intended for canning will be verified that it is used exclusively in this sector and in the development of Fishmeal as has been allowed in other management, he said.

After the meeting Bocanegra Mejia said that if within 10 days, the government does not install in a dialogue in Chimbote to treat problems of the sector would be adopting other control measures.

SOURCE: Diariodechimbote.com