Chile fish landings up 24 percent

According to the latest “Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector Report” from Chile's Under Secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA), the fishing sector contributed 1.1 million tons between January and May 2014.

A majority percentage, 85.6 percent of landings was composed of pelagic resources while demersal resources accounted for 1.2 percent; those connected to the southern austral demersal fishery represented 1.1 percent and other resources completed the remaining 12.1 percent.

Sardine, anchovy and horse mackerel landings respectively represented 35 percent, 33.7 percent and 21.7 percent of the accumulated capture sector landings until May 2014. These landings were concentrated in Regions V and X (67.1 percent of the total); in Regions XV to II (28.8 percent) and in Regions III and IV (4.1 percent).

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