World Ocean - practically inexhaustible granary of all kinds of resources, and one of the most important is fish.Some species have such great economic importance, that their catch and export a significant budget item.These include anchovies.What it is?
Under this tradename hiding several species.These include the anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolis), Japanese anchovy (E. Japonicus), as well as Peruvian, Argentinian and other types.
In past years, their catch has reached such volumes that many of them were on the verge of extinction.Today introduced the most severe standards, but still, some States do not pay any attention to them.But these measures have yielded positive results: for example, the Peruvian anchovy (what it is, we have said) almost completely restored its original strength.By the way, this kind of for the most part exported to our country, so you can not worry about his assistance extermination of rare fish.
Currently, the Peruvian anchovy is perhaps the most widespread species in the ocean.Only official catch volumes are approximately 8 million tons per year.All of this is produced in a small number of coastal strip length of 550 km and a width of 55 km.The fact is that in this area are strong ocean currents that bring to the shores of tons of phytoplankton.Him and eat Peruvian anchovy (what it is, we have to tell you).So affordable diet and explains the huge numbers of fish.Belly such kind of food is available, they use resources as efficiently as food base.
themselves, they are gregarious species, mostly inhabiting the surface layers of water.For a couple of years of each individual grows up to 15 cm, reaching a weight of about '20 live up to four years.
same Black Sea anchovy is an essential element of food for many species, being the basis of their diet.Like his Peruvian "colleague", this species is the most abundant in his biotope.In the summer, the fish are kept at a warm surface.In the winter they go to a depth of about 80 meters.In the spring, they again rise, begin intensive fatten the fat, and then go to spawn.
At length they seldom grow more than 11 cm. In the past, this type of fishing in our country was not, and therefore formed a giant cluster.Often the Balaklava Bay was setting a number of Black Sea anchovy, that most of the fish just dies, and her scent life poisoned the townspeople.
Catch of purse seines and trawls.In addition to the Peruvian, extracted huge amounts of European anchovy.Domestic sailors many anchovy catch in the Black Sea and the Far East, and their Japanese colleagues are striving to keep up with constantly increasing catches in their area.
they come to the consumer in the form of a salt-dried (so-called beer snacks), and in the form of canned food in oil.By the way speaking, so popular we have Norwegian herring loves anchovies (what it is, you already know).So its fat content and amazing taste it largely owes this small fish.
So you know what anchovies.Photos of fish is in the article, so that the store would be difficult to make a mistake.
