Wednesday, February 2, 2022

CIMSEC: Argentina Deploys New Patrol Vessels to Combat IUU Fishing

 


"Argentina Deploys New Patrol Vessels to Combat IUU Fishing"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The Southern Tide

Center for International Maritime Security

2 February, 2022

Originally published: https://cimsec.org/argentina-deploys-new-patrol-vessels-to-combat-iuu-fishing/

The Argentine Navy has deployed its two newest offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ARA Bouchard (P-51) and ARA Piedrabuena (P-52), to monitor an international fishing fleet traveling close to the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) en route to the South Atlantic. While there have been no confirmed reports of these vessels engaging in illegal, unregulated, or unreported (IUU) fishing, recent history suggests that this is occurring or will occur soon.

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