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The Minister of Production, Piero Ghezzi, said that in the year of consolidation of the Sea of ​​Grau as has been called the 2016 is working on the modernization and construction of Artisanal Fishery Landings (DPA) appropriate to the health standard give many more jobs to artisanal fishermen and encourage direct human consumption of aquatic products in the country.

In that context, he announced the opening next to the work to modernize the DPA Morro Sama in Tacna, which to date has run more than 70% APR.

“The ruling of the Court of The Hague gave us an important maritime extension and we, at the Ministry of Production, at that time promoted the modernization of the Morro Sama DPA, thus giving Tacna and the artisanal fishermen a opportunity and a first class DPA”, Ghezzi Minister highlighted during the inspection visit to the aforementioned work together with the President of the Republic, Ollanta Humala and the Regional Governor of Tacna, Omar Jimenez.

He added that the DPA, which represents an investment of more than S / 11 million soles, have the best conditions of safety and health and "You will have nothing to envy to any landing the world."

The Minister noted that Produce Ghezzi through Fondepes, has completed the modernization works of the DPA of San Andrés and El Chaco, in Ica; The Chimu and Chimbote, in Ancash; and Paita, Piura, building an entirely new one, which is that of Puerto Morin, in La Libertad. For the next few weeks will be completed DPA Penthouse in Arequipa; Mancora, Piura and Bahia Blanca in Callao.

Capacidad de desembarque

Sergio Gonzalez, head of the National Fisheries Development Fund, Fondepes said, meanwhile, that the modernization of Morro Sama DPA allow five times the annual capacity of landing of aquatic resources currently having said landing.

"The average annual landing capability that has this DPA is 4000 tons, but with this intervention produces, through Fondepes, to equip it with modern infrastructure, raise its ability to landing more than 21 thousand tons per year"Gonzalez said.

He explained that the construction on land, in an area of ​​more than 4 thousand square meters, including a meeting of previous tasks for the daily processing of 20 tons of aquatic resources, which will give employment to 80 people. He added, have a cold area for the production of 20 tons of ice, flake and block; conservation chambers for ice and to properly maintain fish stocks, reverse osmosis systems and outfall, among other improvements.

“All this is going to change the fishing dynamics of the area, with an impact also on consumers, who will have a healthy resource, without any type of contamination”, Fondepes manager emphasized.

In the visit to the Morro Sama DPA present were mayors of the districts of The Yaras Sama, Wilson Bertoloto; and Inclan, Jose Jorge Chavez; and dozens of artisanal fishermen represented by President of the Association of Fishermen of Morro Sama, David Patiño. Similarly, how the work the ministers toured the Transport and Communications, Jose Gallardo; and Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Francisco Dumler.