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Montevideo, June 19th 2026 - 07:16 UTC

Tag: Argentine Sea

  • Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 07:56 UTC

    Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul

    The foundation warned that, if the current level of exploitation continues, resources that are strategic for the economy could be compromised

    Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.

  • Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    US nuclear aircraft carrier due in South Atlantic later this year

    The USS George Washington will not be mooring at any Argentine port, it was also explained

    The United States Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington is expected to be sailing Argentine Sea waters in May as part of her continental tour, which will include other countries. The last time such a US structure was in the area was in 2010.

  • Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Shrimp migrations in Argentine Sea to be monitored

    “The study of the migrations of marine organisms helps to know and understand the life cycle of fishery resources,” Inidep said

    The Mar del Plata-based National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (Inidep), began the campaign aimed at establishing the migrations of shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) in the Argentine Sea.