Its common names include "Pacific anchoveta". Seasonal upwelling plays a major role in the spawning behaviors of both sardines and anchoveta. Peruvian canned anchoveta is sold as Peruvian canned sardines. The diet of the Peruvian booby consists primarily of anchovy, particularly Peruvian anchoveta. North-central Peru's fishery is primarily composed of one stock of anchoveta. Shortly after the fish canning industry declined, the industrialization of anchoveta fishing peaked. The Peruvian anchoveta may be the world's most abundant fish species. The anchoveta fishery in Peru was booming during the 1960s. Anchoveta represented the largest single catch at . Anchoveta, jack mackerel, and sardines are the primary commercial stocks in central Chile. Until about 2005 the anchoveta was almost exclusively used for making fishmeal. In the 1960s the Peruvian anchoveta fishery was the world's largest fishery. The anchoveta has been characterised as "the most heavily exploited fish in world history". Other common stocks include&colon; a second anchoveta stock, jack mackerel, tuna, and swordfish. Anchoveta are found in more recently upwelled waters, close to the coast.