Common Name
Common Octopus
Scientific Name
Octopus mimus
The octopus fishery of northern Peru, is an artisanal fishery aimed at the extraction of Octopus mimus on the coast and islands of the Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes regions. The rest of the country is managed as an independent unit, this fishing was legally closed between 2009 and 2023.
As a result of a joint work between fishing associations, NGOs and government agencies, in September 2023 the fishery was reopened and the degree of exploitation was updated. Currently, the main management measures are: seasonal capture limit, minimum extraction weight and prohibition of extraction of incubation stadium females. The extraction is done by diving in two modalities: Hookah diving and Apnea diving. The divers can be embarked and not embarked.
In 2023, ten associations of dedicated artisanal divers from northern Peru, formed a regional octopus extractors. Together with NGO REDES-SP they identified the main challenges of the fishery and the main issues of collaborative work with the authorities of the fishing sector to ensure the sustainability of the octopus fishery.
According to the data published in the reports of the Institute of the Sea of Peru (IMARPE) the octopus fishery of northern Peru captures more than 30% of the national octopus capture.
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