The highest sardine landings of all the time series analyzed were recorded in the northern and central regions of the Peruvian littoral, mainly in northern ports such as Chimbote 09°04'S, 78°36'W and Paita 05°04'S, 81°06'W, from where between 40% and 75% of the landings originated, except during the 1982-1983 El Niño event.
Los mayores desembarques de sardina en toda la serie de tiempo analizada se registraron en la región norte-centro del litoral peruano, principalmente en los puertos del norte como Chimbote 09°04'S, 78°36'W y Paita 05°04'S, 81°06'W, de donde provinieron entre el 40% y 75% de los desembarques, excepto durante El Niño 1982-1983.