Freshwater fishing in Peru takes place in rivers, lakes and lagoons, mainly in the Amazon basin, the Lake Titicaca basin, and in rivers and lagoons of the Pacific Ocean slope. It is geographically dispersed, with 325 identified landing points across the country. It is also biologically diverse, with an estimated of 1 300 identified species (Ortega et al., 2012[26i). An important proportion of inland fishing activity is seasonal (in the dry season (Government of Peru, 2024[14]; FAO, 2023[27). The main inland fish capture species by volume are boquichico (Prochilodus nigricans), with a share of 9% of total landings in 2022; palometa (Metynnis hypsauchen), representing 4% of landings; paco (Piaractus macropomum) and maparete (Epapterus dispilurus), both with a share of 1% (OECD, 2024[28]). purposes), fishing effort and number of vessels. Similarly, there is very limited information related to the