Illegal fishing: Patrolling and surveillance procedures in the Argentine Sea changed

Argentina

Regulation & Compliances

Published Mar 28, 2024

Tridge summary

The Argentine Navy and the Naval Prefecture have been actively combating illegal fishing within Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (ZEEA), particularly targeting foreign vessels, mainly Chinese, that infringe upon the 200-mile limit off the continental territory. Recent operations include the successful intervention against a Chinese fishing vessel by the Navy, involving ships like the Corvette Espora and the Oceanic Patrol Boat Cordero, and air support, which found no catch upon inspection. Additionally, the Naval Prefecture's actions led to the capture of the Portuguese vessel Calvao and the Chinese vessel Hong Pu 16, both found illegally fishing and escorted to Bahía Blanca, while the Chinese vessel Lu Rong Yuan Yi 668 managed to escape. These efforts underscore the Argentine government's commitment under President Javier Milei to reinforce control and surveillance over its maritime territory and airspace to curb illegal fishing activities.

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After detecting on Tuesday night at 10:05 p.m. a Chinese vessel apparently fishing 12 miles inside the Exclusive Economic Zone of Argentina (ZEEA), that is, in the marine strip up to 200 miles from the territory continental, the Corvette Espora and the Oceanic Patrol Boat Cordero of the Argentine Navy, which were patrolling the area, caused the foreign ship to withdraw outside Mile 200, towards international waters. Then, instead of following the usual course, the Corvette and the Patrol Boat, which were heading north, began a pincer movement and returned south, to the same maritime area, near Caleta Olivia, near the border between the provinces of Santa Cruz and Chubut, and hours later they found the Chinese vessel, a “jigger”, dedicated to squid fishing, again in the Argentine Sea. The Navy ships then ordered the foreign vessel to comply with orders and facilitate the boarding of inspectors from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries of the Nation, to verify what it had in its hold ...

Source: Infobae