Footage shared by the Argentine military in late February shows the overwhelming scale of a 
flotilla near a marine boundary which separates Argentina’s more restrictive EEZ from less-regulated international waters.
This area, about 200 nautical miles off the coast of southern Argentina, is notorious for illegal and unregulated fishing — often carried out by vessels.
Most of these ships hunt for squid, which are abundant along the Argentine coast and a vital food source in the marine ecosystem.
The Argentine military is now ramping up efforts to combat these fishing operations in a region experts warn is on the brink of environmental collapse.
The military’s footage shows an advanced P-3C “Orion” surveillance plane — designed for anti-submarine and maritime surveillance — approaching the fishing fleet. The aircraft took part in the Argentine military operation in January alongside a smaller C-12 surveillance plane and two corvette warships.
This surveillance mission was conducted to address ongoing concerns that the fishing vessels may cross into the country’s more restricted EEZ.
The mission identified a total of 380 fishing vessels just outside Argentina’s EEZ, many of which sailed from Asia to richer waters.
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flotilla near a marine boundary which separates Argentina’s more restrictive EEZ from less-regulated international waters.
This area, about 200 nautical miles off the coast of southern Argentina, is notorious for illegal and unregulated fishing — often carried out by vessels.
Most of these ships hunt for squid, which are abundant along the Argentine coast and a vital food source in the marine ecosystem.
The Argentine military is now ramping up efforts to combat these fishing operations in a region experts warn is on the brink of environmental collapse.
The military’s footage shows an advanced P-3C “Orion” surveillance plane — designed for anti-submarine and maritime surveillance — approaching the fishing fleet. The aircraft took part in the Argentine military operation in January alongside a smaller C-12 surveillance plane and two corvette warships.
This surveillance mission was conducted to address ongoing concerns that the fishing vessels may cross into the country’s more restricted EEZ.
The mission identified a total of 380 fishing vessels just outside Argentina’s EEZ, many of which sailed from Asia to richer waters.
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