Accounting for Predators in the Peruvian Anchovy Fishery

The Peruvian anchovy fishery is the second largest fishery in the world. Caught almost exclusively for the production of fish oil and fishmeal to supply the growing aquaculture industry, Peruvian anchovies account for 30 percent of the total worldwide fishmeal trade. This project develops an ecosystem model of the Peruvian anchovy fishery which evaluates the impacts of fisheries management decisions on predators, prey and the functioning of the marine ecosystem.