In Nueva Esparta State (Venezuela) the sardine Sardinella aurita is the species with the highest catches, the artisanal fishermen utilizing beach seines (chinchorros). At southeast coast of Margarita Island (Porlamar Bay) on June 1 of 2001 was made a single set and catches 1,655 mt of S. aurita and estimated the capture of 19.4 millions of sardines which is a record capture for the sardine activities in Venezuela. The sardines fished have mean total length of 212.07 + 7.0 mm and mean weight of 92.07 + 6.79 g; were remove sardines during 21 days and their mean weight diminished 13.41 g.