Peru’s Second Season Anchovy Quota Slashed From 2024’s 2.5Mmt to 500,000mt

Peru’s Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) set a total allowable catch (TAC) of 500,000 metric tons (mt) for the second 2025 anchovy season.
The announcement follows the Peruvian Sea Institute (IMARPE)’s report that showed the Peruvian sea has experienced an increase in thermal anomalies, fluctuations in coastal wind intensity and more saline Subtropical Surface Waters (SSW) since late autumn. Due to these factors, a redistribution of anchovies from the North-Central stock occurred, per PRODUCE.
“As a result of this shift, the acoustic biomass observed in the North...
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