The artisanal fleet has until the end of April to continue extracting a total of 179,188 tons of jumbo flying squid.

Two legislative proposals seek to amend a law the Peruvian Congress passed unanimously in 2023 that recognizes artisanal fishers and promotes the protection of the sea within 5 nautical miles of shore ...

A Peruvian fisherman has been found alive after spending a grueling 95 days living off insects, birds and sea turtles when his food supply ran out while he was lost at sea. Máximo Napa Castro set sail ...

Martín Maceda can still rattle off the exact date of his most memorable fishing encounter. On March 1, 2014, he was 8 kilometers (5 miles) off the north coast of Peru, hauling in the catch like he had ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The United Nations’ highest court set a maritime boundary between Chile and Peru on Monday that grants Peruvians a bigger piece of the Pacific Ocean while keeping rich coastal ...

Experts say that as of October, around 75 foreign vessels, most of them Chinese, entered Peruvian ports in 2023 without carrying a satellite tracking device Peru requires of foreign fleets. Mongabay ...

Peru's ministry of production, Produce, has imposed a nationwide ban on the capture of jumbo flying squid to protect the species during its reproductive season. The restriction will remain effective ...

Peru is authorizing the restart of anchovy fishing — a key ingredient in fish meal — as shifting El Nino conditions offer a window of opportunity and a chance to boost the economy. The South American ...