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is the rational administration of the fishery resources and the preservation of the
environment. For this purpose, the ministry has specialized directorates and public
decentralized organizations within its structure that assume, among others, the
following specific functions:
- The Aquaculture National Directorate is in charge of implementing and
supervising the relative sector policies for farming resources from marine
and inland waters. It supervises the legal frame of this activity and grants the
corresponding rights. - The Artisanal Fisheries National Directorate proposes and executes policies
for the development of the artisanal fishery. It programs, executes and evaluates
training for the fishers and artisanal fishing processors and proposes regulatory
norms for artisanal fishing. - The Fishery Extraction and Processing National Directorate administers the
extractive activities and proposes and implements sector policies with regard to
the processing scales of the fishery resources. It evaluates applications to develop
catching activities and fish processing; grants the corresponding authorizations,
permits and licenses; supervises the granted rights; and promotes the research
required for the sector. - The Control and Surveillance National Directorate proposes, implements
and supervises policies for the sector relative to the monitoring, control and
surveillance of fishing activities and aquaculture, in agreement with the effective
guidelines, and evaluates and applies the corresponding sanctions. It administers
the vessel monitoring system (VMS), Sistema de Seguimiento Satelital (SISESAT)
and imposes sanctions for proven infringements. - The Environment National Directorate formulates and proposes policies and
strategies for allowing harmony between the development of fishing activity and
the environment. It supervises the execution of the norms and environmental
control measures and registers the public and private institutions destined to the
implementation and certification of environmental studies of the sector.
The fishery sector is also responsible for the following five public organizations that
provide technical support to the sector: - El Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) conducts scientific research at sea, in
continental waters and on their living resources and is dedicated to their rational
development. This institute studies the atmosphere and marine biodiversity,
evaluates the fishery resources and provides information and advice to support
decisions on fishing, aquaculture and the protection of the marine environment.
IMARPE has laboratories and offices for data processing at its central headquarters
in Callao, as well as a series of laboratories along the coast at all the main fish
landing points. It also has a scientific research vessel and three smaller vessels for
coastal work. - El Instituto Tecnológico Pesquero del Perú (ITP) promotes and conducts
scientific and technological research in order to achieve the optimal use of fish
resources and to disseminate results. Its mission includes the transfer of technical
knowledge on the handling, preservation and processing of fishery resources.
It also promotes fish consumption through the development of new products
based on traditional and non-traditional species. As the competent authority of
the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera (SANIPES), ITP is responsible for
the inspection, surveillance and sanitary quality control of the capture, landing,
processing and commercialization of fish and aquaculture products in the
wholesale markets. At present, ITP is carrying out an intensive programme for
transfer and promotion of high value-added product based on anchoveta.