The National Fisheries Society (SNP) estimates that fisheries exports will generate about USD 3,000 million this year, a figure similar to that of last year, when USD 3,268 million were obtained.
"We hope weather conditions to be better this year, and in fact there is a change in the weather as the sea is a little colder," said SNP president, Richard Inurritegui.
He pointed out that at this moment there are cooling conditions at sea and the summer cruise completion, aimed at knowing the status of the main resources, is expected.
According to statistics from the SNP, 2012 total exports grew by 5.12 per cent with respect to export sales made in 2011.
Of this total, fishery products for indirect human consumption (IHC) for USD 2,307 million were exported, up 11.3 per cent from a year earlier.
Meanwhile, exports for direct human consumption (HCD) contributed USD 961 million, 6.9 per cent less than in 2011.
Inurritegui reported that sales of fishmeal were valued at USD 1,783 million, an amount that reflects an increase of 2.4 per cent compared with 2011.
Exports of canned and processed seafood amounted to USD 120 million, up 5.9 per cent from a year earlier, while sales of frozen products fell 8 per cent, to USD 786 million, Perú21 reported.
Inurritegui also commented that there was a 42 per cent drop in the discharge of marine species in 2012 and 40 per cent in production.
However, he expects there will be better landings and fisheries production, thanks to the dynamism of international markets.
"We hope to maintain the quota for HDC, which might increase if tuna and jumbo flying squid fishing are encouraged," he added.