| Main Components |
| Aquatic species |
| Target Species Small pelagic (sardine, anchovy, herring) Anchoveta(=Peruvian anchovy) |
| Gear types: Midwater otter trawls |
Midwater otter trawls |
| Vessel types: Otter trawlers |
| These are trawlers on which the fish is preserved by freezing. |
| Characteristics |
| Species EnvironmentIt is a pelagic species found in depths ranging between 3-80 m. Occurs mainly within 80 Km of coast over the continental shelf, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters. A filter-feeder entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current. |
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