Peru Mahi Alliance reaffirms the Peruvian industry’s leadership in sustainable mahi-mahi fisheries
During its participation in the “Boston Seafood North America 2026,” the Peru Mahi Alliance (PMA) highlighted the progress achieved in the sustainability of the Peruvian mahi-mahi fishery and reaffirmed the joint commitment of industry, fishers, authorities, and importers to continue strengthening these efforts.
At the event, Sayuri Sakahama, representative of PROMPERÚ, presented updated figures demonstrating the importance of the fisheries sector in the country. She also outlined strategies to promote Peruvian products in international markets. Likewise, Diana Pita, from PROMPERÚ, emphasized the importance of participation and interest in continuing to work collaboratively to improve these fisheries and opened the space for dialogue with importers.
In this context, Francisco Vía, President of PMA, presented the current status of the mahi-mahi fishery, sharing catch figures recorded during the 2025–2026 season and comparing them with previous seasons. He noted that the fishery remains highly significant for the country, both because of its economic contribution and the role it plays for thousands of artisanal fishers and families connected to this activity.
Mahi-mahi represents Peru’s second most important artisanal fishery, involving more than 2,000 vessels and 20,000 fishers, with average landings of 45,000 tons per year. In addition, Peru accounts for approximately 44% of all mahi-mahi catches worldwide.
During the event, WWF Peru announced the transition of leadership of the mahi-mahi Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) to the industry, a milestone that reflects the maturity of the process and the sector’s commitment to independently leading the sustainability of this fishery. Thanks to the joint efforts of fishers, companies, authorities, and strategic partners, the industry now has greater capacity to continue leading the implementation of the FIP and advancing toward increasingly higher sustainability standards.
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“The mahi-mahi FIP has made it possible to consolidate a stronger governance structure and greater ownership of commitments by the industry. Among the main achievements are the approval of the Fisheries Management Regulation (ROP), the implementation of onboard observer programs, the strengthening of monitoring and traceability systems, and the development of training activities for artisanal fishers”, said Grecia Chávez, Fishery Improvement Project Officer at WWF Peru.
Likewise, Francisco Takahashi, Vice President of PMA, highlighted the activities that PMA will continue promoting to strengthen the FIP during the coming seasons. These include training seminars for fishers, the deployment of scientific observers onboard vessels, monthly technical monitoring of FIP progress, and strengthened collaboration with IMARPE, PRODUCE, and international importers.
Takahashi emphasized that the achievements reached so far have only been possible thanks to coordinated efforts among all actors in the value chain and underscored the importance of maintaining the continued support of importers to further advance the sustainability of the Peruvian mahi-mahi fishery.
PMA’s participation in “Boston Seafood North America 2026” made it possible to showcase the progress of the Peruvian mahi-mahi fishery to the international market and reinforce the message that sustainability can only be achieved through collaborative action.
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