On 15 October, PRODUCE, the Peruvian Ministry of Production’s Fishing Vice Ministry, entity that executes and directs the sector policies to guarantee the rational management of fishing resources and preservation of the environment, issued resolution 446-2009 PRODUCE authorizing the start of the second fishing season on 6 November at 00:00 hrs in the are between the center-north area of Peru (North of 16th parallel).
The maximum allowable catch limit of anchovy for indirect human consumption for the second fishing season is 2,000,000 MT.
The second fishing season will end once the maximum allowable catch limit is reached, otherwise on 31 January 2010. This date is subject to change according to the biological environment, prior report from the Instituto del Mar Peruano, IMARPE.
