PERU fishing with guts to report…
The third and final survey performed in November year ending brought some controversies that ultimately left look bad conclusions IMARPE then compare biomass estimates made by this body in different cruises assessment of pelagic resources between 12 and 22
According plotted to publish the report in a national newspaper PRODUCE, which indicated that the trend of the biomass of anchovy from 2000 to the present, was alarmingly down and therefore negative;
Indeed, if we observed a slight decrease in the spawning biomass in the samples of anchovy eggs collected from 2000 to 2006, from this period tended to increase;
It should prioritize the most Anchovy size 12 cm, which is the minimum allowable size, was distributed outside the 20 miles south of the latitude 6ºS, being juvenile stuck to the coast;
Now, if you are looking to protect juveniles in fishing effort, they must analyze a closure that allows Anchovies are fished beyond 20 miles south of 6ºS and allow fish up to 20 miles north of that latitude;
On the other hand, changes in the distribution of resources, which were observed between October-November cruise obey oceanographic changes, so experts recommend not make fishing closures until the end environmental change and oceanographic conditions have more stable.
