Peru cancels first anchovy fishing season
On June 8, Peru's minister of production Raul Perez announced that the first anchovy fishing season in the important north-central zone had been called off
Peru warns anchovy quota ‘not final’ amid high presence of juvenilles
'It is important to clarify that the fishing season has not yet started and that it is unknown if the 1.09 million metric tons we set will finally be exploited since we are still in an exploratory stage' - Peru's minister of production, Raul Perez
Two die unloading anchovies from Peruvian vessel
Two anchovy unloaders on the Alejandria II vessel owned by CFG Investment died Tuesday in the port of Chicama in Peru's coastal La Libertad region due to inhaling toxic gases
South Africa’s Oceana boosts profits, sales despite ‘challenging’ environment
South Africa's Oceana reported strong interim results on the back of increased sales volumes and high fishmeal and fish oil prices for its South African and US-based fishing operations
Peruvian fishmeal prices ‘down psychologically’ after quota announcement, says trader
James Frank, managing director of Peruvian fishmeal trading company, MSICeres, told Undercurrent News the announcement was a relief for buyers and sellers who had pre-bought and sold large volumes of fishmeal from the first fishing season
Peru’s Produce finally sets first anchovy fishing season quota, down 60% from last year
The quota, set at 1.09 million metric tons, is significantly lower than last year's first season quota of 2.79m metric tons
Peru fisheries see landings rise 46% as catches for human consumption soar
Peru saw its seafood landings rise year-on-year to 203,600 metric tons in March, up 46.1% in volume and 36.1% in value
Mixed Q1 for Austevoll’s pelagic arms on ‘challenging’ Peru conditions
The pelagic divisions of Austevoll Seafood Group, which includes Austral Group in Peru and Pelagia in Norway, reported a mixed first quarter on diverging conditions in respective geographies
Peruvian fishmeal, fish oil prices keep rising on El Nino fears
Fears abound the Latin American country's first anchovy fishing season could be further delayed, or worse, called off due to El Nino, industry sources told Undercurrent News
Greater exports of frozen fish drive Peru’s seafood sales up 7% in February
Sales of Peruvian frozen fish products rose by 68.7% in volume, and 31% in value year-on-year to 81,200t worth $197.3m in February 2023