Ecuador and South America are on alert for the Chinese fishing fleet

게시됨 2024년 2월 25일

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Chinese fishing fleets are causing ecological and economic disruption in South American waters, depleting fish stocks and impacting local economies. The fleets, which operate year-round off the coasts of Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, have been involved in altercations, including a 2017 incident involving the capture of a freighter with over 6,000 sharks in a marine reserve. Despite Beijing's promises to restrict these activities, the operations remain unclear. Currently, around 350 Chinese vessels are traversing through the exclusive economic zones and marine protected areas of Chile and Argentina, disrupting the local food chain. While no illegal fishing has been reported in Chile, authorities are maintaining constant vigilance.

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The invasive fishing methods of the powerful Chinese fleet that fishes in international waters bordering the coasts of South American countries, including Ecuador, are depleting fish stocks and impacting the regional economy. This has generated great concern in the authorities of these countries, who are making efforts to stop this plundering, according to data collected in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. Ecuador monitors the Chinese fleet The activity of the Chinese fishing fleet off the coast of South America is permanent, says the director of Marine Conservation of the Ecuador office of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF Ecuador), Pablo Guerrero. The fishing vessels go in search of the giant squid and have support vessels that receive the catches and supply them with food and fuel. Between December and May they are located off Argentina, in the Atlantic Ocean, and then cross the Strait of Magellan. From May to July they fish off Chile and Peru, and later, between September and ...

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