The second fishing season for anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) in north-central Peru will get underway on 15 November with a significant year-on-year increase in quota.
Peru’s Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) has authorized the season and assigned a catch quota of 2 million metric tons (MT), based on the recommendation from the Institute of the Sea (IMARPE).
IMARPE determined the existence of an anchovy biomass of approximately 6.9 million MT.
With the first se…
