PERU fishing with guts to report…
The Ministry of Production (Produce) half December open in a new center for satellite tracking to monitor Anchovy Fishery, it will become the most modern in the region, announced Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Juan Carlos Requejo.
The official said that the previous center had many technological limitations, for example, still use an operating system 1998.
“I inherited had many limitations. Now we have a facility that will be the most modern in the region”, he said after commenting that an investment of S / 700 000 was performed.
Despite the limitations, mentioned that Requejo and satellite control 205 ships set for small-scale fishing between miles 5 and 10, allowed to make some operating results.
“In the first season of Fisheries, 8 sanctioning processes for ships that came within five miles and were confiscated fishing was applied. Violations have also been applied to 44 boats that fished smaller scale without satellite and were also confiscated Fisheries”He said.
He also said that satellite tracking system has allowed to control the industrial fleet, as some came to the first 10 miles in search of Anchovy which concentrated on the coast due to the presence of El Niño.
Regarding the decision to increase the fishing rights to the industrial sector, he mentioned that it is still under evaluation. However, it considered that the extent of fishing for direct human consumption (CHD) go ordering should also contribute to this fee.
It is noteworthy that Piero Ghezzi, industry minister, questioned the contribution of industrial fishing is low, only $ 6 per tonne of anchovy.
SOURCE: Elcomercio.pe
