Chorrillos: condemn illegal fishing of tons of cheetah under the modality of “traqueo”

Representative Sustainable Fisheries Association announced this Thursday that a group of illegal fishermen used the traqueo method to fish out about three tons of cheetah in front of Pier 3 of the breakwater on the beach regatta clubin front of the cross that is in front of the beach Horseshoe.

“A group of test subjects, taking advantage of a sea that has had very few waves in recent days, organized the task in a modality known as the trachea, technically known as diver-activated nets. This is a destructive modality that has practically wiped out the cheetah everywhere. sur chico of Lima in recent decades”, stated in La Rotativa del Aire Night Edition.

The representative of the association indicated that these are small boats with divers. He explained that the tracking method makes it possible to make a kind of spiral for diving divers under water, to locate schools that help small punts, and to reduce it to a circle for hunting fish.

“Something that can start as small as 500 meters in diameter because it ends with a sawmill and they end up capturing tons of resources (…) They caught about three tons of cheetah, an area that selected fishermen have looked after for several years,” the spokesperson added. La Rotativa del Aire Night Edition.

Asked if the authorities had appeared, he stated that the officers Ministry of Production appeared in the area, but there was no coordination between Police, captaincy And prosecution.

“For two and a half hours, we witnessed how these people continued to carry out the task (fishing) again and again, lifting nets completely filled with resources, in an illegal way, and nothing could be done. Even the authorities managed to rent a scow at the dock, they seemed to be able to intervene at the mother ship, but they received death threats and they could not board the boat,” he said in a dialogue with RPP Noticias.

In this regard, he asked the authorities to improve the coordination of actions to combat such illegal fishing in the face of changing maritime conditions. That is, the waves are low, which allows them to approach rocky areas for fishing.

illegal practice

Under Ministerial Decree No. 303-2012, “the use of a diver-activated underwater net or bottom bolichito for fishing operations” is prohibited along the entire coast of Peru.

“A trachea or diver-powered net is a method of fishing in which the gill net (curtain) or tram net is actively used by divers (using lungs or using a compressor or self-contained equipment),” supports article 2 of the resolution. .

Similarly, illegal harvesting of aquatic organisms is punishable by imprisonment for a term not less than three and not more than five years, in accordance with article 308-B of the Criminal Code.