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In anticipation of the possible effects of the El Niño Phenomenon (FEN) 2026-2027, the Ministry of Production (Produce) approved the Emergency Plan for the Fishing and Aquaculture Subsectors, a comprehensive strategy that seeks to ensure the continuity, adaptation, and recovery of fishing and aquaculture activities throughout the country.
The Plan is developed within the framework of Supreme Decree N.° 012-2026-PRODUCE, which declared both subsectors in emergency and ordered the approval of a response instrument to address the impacts that the climatic event could generate.
The strategy comprises 8 lines of action, 19 measures, and 46 activities aimed at addressing the sector's needs in a focused manner, based on technical information from the Instituto del Mar del Perú (Imarpe), the specialized bodies of Produce, and the organizations and programs linked to the sector.
"This Plan has a very specific objective: that our fishermen, aquaculturists, and all actors in the production chain have better conditions to face the effects of El Niño. We are not waiting for the problem to arrive; we are preparing the sector to respond, adapt, and maintain its activities," said the Minister of Production, Juan Carlos Requejo.
One of the priorities will be to strengthen Imarpe's research, monitoring, and operational recovery capabilities to have timely scientific information on the distribution, availability, and abundance of hydrobiological resources. This information will allow for the adoption of management measures in accordance with the real conditions of the sea.
The Plan also contemplates the sustainable use of so-called opportunity resources, that is, those species whose abundance or availability may increase as a consequence of the new oceanographic conditions generated by El Niño.
For this purpose, temporary management measures, exploratory fishing, prospecting, catch limits, and fishing seasons may be established, such as those already being applied for resources such as bonito, squid, and mahi-mahi.
"El Niño can also modify the availability of our resources. Therefore, the State's response must be rapid, but always based on science. If new fishing or aquaculture opportunities arise, we will create the conditions to take advantage of them sustainably, with clear rules and protecting the continuity of the activity," Requejo pointed out.