The agreement boosts cooperation between producer countries (Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Mexico) and Spain's processing industry.
ANFACO-CYTMA
The National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood – National Technical Centre for the Preservation of Fishery Products of Spain (ANFACO-CYTMA) and the Committee for the Sustainable Management of the South Pacific Jumbo Flying Squid (CALAMASUR) have strengthened their collaboration to continue promoting the sustainability of jumbo flying squid within the framework of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO).
This new Framework Cooperation Agreement will also help lay the foundations to promote innovation and added value throughout the entire value chain of one of the world's most abundant fishery resources.
Finally, it will enable the exchange of technical, scientific, and market knowledge; the identification and promotion of the product; the advancement of innovation and technology transfer projects; and outreach and training activities.
"This agreement represents a decisive step forward. ANFACO-CYTMA is an internationally recognised benchmark institution and will make its extensive technological and knowledge capabilities available to CALAMASUR. We will sustainably enhance the entire value chain and commercialization of the resource," stated Alfonso Miranda, President of CALAMASUR.
At the upcoming Commission Meeting, both entities will work to ensure sustainable management in its economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Furthermore, given that in 2021 the European Union proposed establishing a fishing effort limit for this species, ANFACO-CYTMA has called on the European Commission delegation to provide firm support aligned with the joint work carried out with CALAMASUR.
"A failure to decide at this meeting to advance towards resource management measures —such as the establishment of catch quotas or the creation of fishing exclusion zones— could jeopardize the current increase in fishing effort and the competitiveness of jumbo flying squid in the international market. It would entail lasting harm and constrain the future of this activity," warned Miranda.