Overview

• On October 1, the vice minister of Production formalized an agreement allowing up to five trips for giant squid fishing across Peru’s coast.
• Fishermen in La Libertad, Lambayeque, Talara and Sechura signed on, and strikes were lifted in Talara and Sechura; guilds in Paita rejected the deal.
• Police reopened the Panamericana Norte at Óvalo Mocce in Lambayeque around 8 a.m. after protesters blocked the road in a second day of actions.
• Demonstrators used stones, wood and burning tires to halt traffic for several hours, citing economic losses tied to current pota limits.
• A former IMARPE director questioned the government’s 590,000‑ton annual figure, and officials warned that a viral ‘Bono Paro Pescadores’ for October is false.