- A scientific cruise in 2014 by the Instituto del Mar del Peru (Imarpe) to assess the Peruvian anchovy resource showed serious contradictions, finding the lowest biomass observed in the last decade at 1.45 million tons despite earlier estimates of 6.6 million tons. - The acoustic assessment method used is inadequate under conditions of moderate El Niño warming and kelvin waves, which can cause anchovies to deepen, spread, or migrate, leading to an undervaluation of biomass. - Imarpe failed to comply with its own protocol for acoustic evaluations by conducting only 165 trawl hauls when 200-600 are recommended, calling the results into question. - Over 3.