Ministry of Production imposes a ridiculous fine on a Chinese squid jigger that fished illegally in Peru

PERU
Monday, May 20, 2024, 06:00 (GMT + 9)

Since the beginning of the administration of Minister Sergio González Guerrero, 26 arrivals of Chinese ships have been registered at ports in Peru without the monitoring of satellite devices required by Peruvian regulations, SONAPESCAL denounces. The Tian Xiang boat from China would have fished illegally within Peru, but was fined only 250 soles, denounced the vice president of the National Artisanal Fishing Society of Peru (SONAPESCAL), Edwin Houghton. He added that, with the benefits of prompt payment, the effective fine could end up being 100 soles. It should be noted that Peruvian fishermen denounce that there is a disproportion between the fines imposed on them and that imposed on this deep-draft Chinese industrial vessel, a fact that raises suspicion of possible favoring of foreign fleets. Houghton recalled that Supreme Decree No. 016-2016-PRODUCE requires... FULL STORY