秘鲁是拉丁美洲的主要渔场之一。据调查,秘鲁鱼类有二百七十多种,在捕捞的鱼产中,百分之九十以上是鳀鱼。鳀鱼又称秘鲁沙丁鱼,体扁平,身长约十三厘米,呈蓝绿色,生存在摄氏二十度以下的冷水中,每到夏秋之交便群集于秘鲁海滨。鳀鱼不能食用,其骨骼是鱼粉工业的主要原料,平均每五点三吨鳀鱼可制成一吨鱼粉。鱼粉加工工业是秘鲁重要的经济部门之一。秘鲁一直是世界上最大的鱼粉出口国。一九七八年秘鲁出口鱼粉五十万吨,赚取外汇二亿美元。秘鲁鱼粉目前行销包括我国在内的四十多个国家。鱼粉含百分之六十五的蛋白 Peru is one of the major fisheries in Latin America. According to the survey, there are more than 270 species of fish in Peru, and over 90 percent of the fish caught are salmon. Carp, also known as Peruvian sardines, is a flat body about 13 centimeters in length and blue-green. It lives in cold water below 20 degrees Celsius and clusters on the Peruvian coast every summer and fall. Carp cannot be eaten and its skeleton is the main raw material for the fishmeal industry. An average of 5.3 tons of carp can be made into a ton of fishmeal. The fishmeal processing industry is one of Peru’s important economic sectors. Peru has always been the world’s largest exporter of fishmeal. In 1978, Peru exported 500,000 tons of fishmeal to earn 200 million U.S. dollars in foreign exchange. Peruvian fishmeal is currently marketing more than 40 countries including China. Fishmeal contains 65% of protein