April 28, 2011
A total of 486,800 tonnes of fishery resources were shipped in Peruvian ports in January this year, which is 75.7% more than the same month of the previous year with landings that total to 277,100 tonnes.
This increase was due to increased catches of anchovy (which increased by 86.2% compared to 2010) for the fishmeal and fish oil industry, resources for the canning industry (275.7%) and for the frozen sector (68.4% ), indicated the Ministry of Production (Produce) in its latest Statistical Bulletin.
Landings of anchovy for the fishmeal industry reached 408,600 tonnes in January, compared with the 219,400 tonnes unloaded in the same month of 2010.
The ports that concentrated larger volumes were Pisco (25.1%), Chimbote (19.1%), Callao (9.6%), Tambo de Mora (8.9%) and Coishco (8.2%).
For direct human consumption in January, vessels landed 78,200 tonnes of seafood, compared to 57,700 tonnes in the same month of 2010.
For the preparation of frozen products, a total of 32,500 tonnes were landed in January, while in the same month of 2010, only 19,300 tonnes had been caught.
This rise was mainly due to increased catches of squid, anchovies and horse mackerel. The main processing plants that these resources were destined to were located in Paita (60.1%), Callao (17.1%), Parachique (7.3%) and Caleta Cruz (4%), among others.
The Produce report also specifies that the canning industry landed 13,900 tonnes of fish resources during January this year, compared with the 3,700 tonnes a year earlier.
This rise of 275.7% reflected greater catches of horse mackerel (which increased by 915.4% compared to 2010), anchovy (329.6%) and mackerel (53.8%).
In January 2011, landings of products for fresh consumption reached 29,800 tonnes, which is in fact 6% less than the same month in 2010 (31,700 tonnes).
This decrease is explained by lower landings of horse mackerel (6.7%), mackerel (67.4%), mahi-mahi (61%), lisa (60%), silver smelt (74.8%) and hake (61.9%), among other species.
