The Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) decided to suspend fishing activities Anchovies and white anchovy from 00:00 hours on April 8 and will run for five calendar days from the north - centro del Mar Peruvian.

Suspension of fishing encompasses the area between 12 ° 00 'and 12 ° 29' South Latitude and 14 ° 00 'and 14 ° 29' South Latitude, within 20 nautical miles of the coast.

This measure will apply to the extractive activity by artisanal fishing vessels, smaller and larger scale within the above areas.

For its part, the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) perform monitoring and tracking of key biological, population and fishery indicators Anchovies and White Anchovies, informing and timely recommendations to the Ministry of Production fisheries management measures.

Failure of this suspension shall be punished as provided in the Rules of Inspections and Fisheries and Aquaculture Sanctions.

While the Directorate General of Fisheries Development Policy and the Directorate General of Fisheries Extraction and Production for Indirect Human Consumption, the Directorate General of Fisheries Extraction and Production for direct human consumption and the Directorate General of Supervision and Inspection of Produce shall ensure compliance suspension.

In this work the Regional Offices will collaborate with fishing competition DG and Coastguards of the Navy of Peru's Ministry of Defense of Peru.

According to a report Imarpe, the incidence of anchovy juveniles reached 29.1% in the area between 12 ° 00 'and 12 ° 29' South Latitude and 34.4% in the area between 14 ° '00 "and 14 ° 29 'South Latitude, so recommended to apply precautionary measures to protect such copies.

SOURCE: Gestion.pe