The head of Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce), Gladys Triveño, announced the launching of a research cruise in the new maritime area that was granted to the country by the Court in The Hague. The objective is to determine the fisheries resources and quantities that are present in the area.
The study will take place next week in the said area, aboard the research vessel (BIC) Olaya.
In the 50,000 square kilometers of additional sea, not only Pacific anchovy is fished but also swordfish, tuna, jumbo flying squid, flying fish and dolphinfish, according to 2007 data.
“As Peruvians, we must not only see Pacific anchovy possibilities, but all the potential and wealth this sea has,” Triveño stressed.
“We will wait for the results of Instituto del Mar del Peru (Imarpe) cruise, which will start between 10 and 11 February, to decide on how we will be able to capitalize on this fishing area that has been assigned to us,” she added.
According to the minister, only in April data on existing species will be available, which will then be processed, Peru 21 reported.
Triveño recalled that in previous years, Pacific anchovy was found 80 miles off the coast, an area that supposedly was not its natural habitat.
In addition, she asked the fishermen in Tacna not to think they are the losers after The Hague ruling.
“We have to be happy and proud of the work of our ambassadors, foreign affairs and legal teams that represented us because Peru has won 75 per cent of what we proposed to the Court of The Hague,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Imarpe reported, In the new area confirmed by the Court of The Hague, the evaluation shall be performed on all fish stocks.”
The study will start from south to north and will include exploration of the main pelagic resources and the analysis of physical and chemical oceanographic conditions, Gestion reported.
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