The anchovy season has entered a delicate period, with daily landings decreasing steadily, as the Chicama–Chimbote grounds, which had supported the good results of the first three weeks, have begun to show signs of exhaustion. Fortunately, new attempts and exploratory fishing carried out recently delivered some results, and the picture now shows better landings in the Central zone than in the North. However, this new schools do not seem large enough to sustain a solid catching pace, since the average per vessel was below 100 MT. On the best recent days, landings approached 27,000 MT of fish, but this improvement did not last; yesterday only 17,600 MT were caught, so the volumes hoped by the industry were not maintained.
The 7 day average now stands at just 20,000 MT of fish per day. As of yesterday, cumulative landings have reached 755,850 MT of anchovy, equivalent to 46.4% of the current quota. A quick calculation, assuming operations can continue until mid-January 2026, shows that Peruvian fishing companies would need to land around 20,000 MT per day to reach the full quota.