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Trawler fined for illegal fishing
On Aug 7, 2026, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina has fined the 'Hai Xing 2' $1.833 billion for illegal fishing in the Argentine Sea. The trawler was detected through electronic tracking while operating under the Vanuatu flag. The SSRAyP Provision No. 20/2026 allowed its movements within Argentine waters to be used as evidence for sanctions. It subsequently lost its Vanuatu flag and has since been registered in Tansania. The national government sanctioned the vessel with a fine of 1,000,000 Fishing Units for carrying out maneuvers consistent with fishing activity within the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The penalty was equivalent to $1,833,000,000 and brought the number of foreign vessels sanctioned in 2026 to four. The measure was after concluding the administrative procedure initiated following the electronic detection by the Argentine Naval Prefecture. The trawler was detected by the Coast Guard System on March 16 in Argentine waters near the San Jorge Gulf. During that incursion, the vessel sailed at an average speed of 4.3 knots, covered approximately 0.49 nautical miles within the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and showed movements consistent with a trawling operation. The records of position, course, speed, and time spent in the water allowed for the reconstruction of the vessel's route and provided the evidence used to initiate the investigation. The case proceeded without the need to physically intercept the vessel within Argentine waters. The sanction against the 'Hai Xing 2' demonstrated the concrete scope of Resolution SSRAyP No. 20/2026, conceived and signed during the administration of the Undersecretary of Aquatic Resources and Fisheries, Juan Antonio López Cazorla. The regulation was the result of a technical working process that brought together fishing captains and the highest authorities of Maritime Traffic of the Argentine Naval Prefecture. The regulation was issued on Feb 3 and published in the Official Gazette on Feb 4. Its purpose was to establish objective and uniform parameters to differentiate legitimate navigation from fishing maneuvers carried out by a foreign vessel within the EEZ. Report with photo: https://radiomitre.cienradios.com/sociedad/detectaron-un-cuarto-barco-extranjero-depredando-en-el-mar-argentino-recibio-una-multa-millonaria-pero-seguira-pescando/
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