Peru to Restart Commercial Anchovy Fishing on November 15 Under 2 Million Metric Ton Quota
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - November 9, 2016
The start to Peru’s second commercial anchovy season of the year will begin on November 15 according to a statement from fishery officials.
Commercial operations will be allocated a 2 million metric ton quota for the fishing period as per a recommendation from the country’s fishery science center IMPARPE.
IMARPE’s stock assessments found the Peruvian anchovy biomass is at 6.86 million metric tons. The biomass is among the highest seen in the fishery since in the last 20 years...
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