Peru’s first anchovy-fishing season of 2025 in the southern region of the country has become the best in recent years, the nation’s Production Ministry (PRODUCE) reported.
“We are witnessing a recovery in anchovy fishing in the south, which represents a great opportunity for fishers, companies, and communities linked to this activity. This rebound not only boosts the regional economy, but also strengthens our capacity for sustainable and responsible production,” Peruvian Fisheries and Aquaculture Deputy Minister Jesús Barrientos said.
PRODUCE reported that as of 1 April, the 36 industrial vessels fishing in waters in the south of the country landed 176,226 metric tons (MT) of anchovy, which is equivalent to 70.2 percent of the total allowable catch (TAC) that PRODUCE set upon the season’s opening on 27 December 2024.
“This remarkable performance reaffirms the importance of the fishing sector in the economy of the south and its potential for growth,” PRODUCE said.
The season will run until the TAC of 251,000 MT is reached or until 30 June, whichever comes first.
To date, the main ports of landing have been Arequipa and Moquegua, where processing plants belonging to the firm Austral have landed 34.4 percent of the total, followed by TASA (32.7 percent), Ger Export (20.6 percent), and Diamante (12.3 percent)...
