The Gould Octopus, Octopus mimus Gould, 1852 is widely distributed along the Peruvian coast and is target of an important artisanal fishery. The size-weight relationship in Ilo and Callao shows an allometric growth for both sexes. The females reach a spawning size at 14,3 cm of mantle length. That size was used to estimate a minimum weight of catch of 1 Kg. The diet was variable and it included crustaceans, mollusks, fish and echinoderms. Catches were six times higher during El Niño 1997– 1998 than El Niño 1982-1983. The present data is compared and discussed with those of Chile.

The Gould Octopus, Octopus mimus Gould, 1852 is widely distributed along the Peruvian coast and is target of an important artisanal fishery. The size-weight relationship in Ilo and Callao shows an allometric growth for both sexes. The females reach a spawning size at 14,3 cm of mantle length. That size was used to estimate a minimum weight of catch of 1 Kg. The diet was variable and it included crustaceans, mollusks, fish and echinoderms. Catches were six times higher during El Niño 1997– 1998 than El Niño 1982-1983. The present data is compared and discussed with those of Chile.

Se presentan los resultados obtenidos en el marco de la “Primera Encuesta de Captura de Pesca de Orilla en el Litoral Peruano” (Ecapor I), investigación ejecutada por el Instituto del Mar del Perú - Imarpe en tres etapas, todas ellas durante el último trimestre de los años 2015, 2016 y 2017. Este estudio aborda las variables vinculadas a la actividad pesquera no embarcada, tales como las socioeconómicas y demográficas; asimismo, las artes, métodos y técnicas de pesca. La encuesta se desarrolló en 117 distritos ubicados en las Regiones del litoral peruano; los puntos de muestreo incluyeron playas, caletas, desembarcaderos, esteros, manglares y centros poblados. Se entrevistó a 14.152 personas que realizan pesca no embarcada, correspondiendo 13.002 a pescadores artesanales y 1.150 a pescadores deportivos. El número de pescadores artesanales no embarcados se incrementó en 15...