Peru makes miles of coastal waters off limits to fishing industry
Peru makes miles of coastal waters off limits to fishing industry
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:17 GMT
Source: reuters // Reuters
LIMA, March 12 (Reuters) - Peru is broadening restrictions on commercial fishing to prevent the collapse of an important global fishery that has been "pillaged" to worrisome lows, the government said on Tuesday.
The government has decreed a large strip of Peru's coastal waters off limits to industrial fishing in a bid to ensure future generations of anchovy, which reproduce and spawn in shallow waters.
Big boats can no longer fish within 10 miles (16 km) of the shore along Peru's central and northern coast, or within seven miles (11 km) of its southern shores.
Production Minister Gladys Triveno said poor industry practices - such as throwing away unintended catches of young fish to avoid government fines - have largely caused the anchovy's population to dwindle.
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