Profile updated on 2 October 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Engraulis ringens

SPECIES NAME(s)

Anchoveta

Anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) has a wide geographical distribution in the South Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Zorritos (4°30’ S) in Northern Peru to Chiloé (42°30’ S) in Southern Chile (Serra et al. 1979). There are three different anchoveta stocks along its distribution (Cahuin et al. 2015) and (Mendo 2018) corroborated the distinction of two Peruvian stocks according to the results from electrophoretic studies:

1. the Northern-Central Peruvian stock, assessed and managed by Peru;
2. the Southern Peru/ Northern Chile stock (this profile), assessed by Chile and Peru and managed unilaterally by each country. In Chile, it corresponds to the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta (XV-II);
3. the Central-Southern Chile stock, assessed and managed by Chile.


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • The stock assessment conducted by the Chilean Fisheries Institute (IFOP) considers the entire stock, and uses data from both countries.
  • Four monitoring programs are in place to monitor the fishery and evaluate fishers' compliance.

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

< 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

10.0