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Chile, Peru and Ecuador stake the future of the jumbo squid at a key South Pacific meeting

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:00 (GMT + 9)

The meeting in Panama will decide whether to impose precautionary limits on the Chinese fleet amid growing scientific warnings and industry complaints

On the eve of a decisive meeting for the sustainability of the jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) in the Southeast Pacific, fishing sector stakeholders from Chile, Peru and Ecuador demanded that the Chinese distant-water fleet rein in its expansion and urged their authorities to support a proposal seeking to establish precautionary catch limits in order to prevent overexploitation of the resource.

The debate intensified during the international seminar “Invisible and irresponsible: the growing threat of China’s squid fleet in the South Pacific”, organized by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and the Committee for the Sustainable Management of the South Pacific Jumbo Squid (CALAMASUR). Experts and representatives from the extraction and processing sector agreed on the urgency of adopting concrete management measures at the upcoming meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (OROP-PS).

The OROP-PS meeting will take place in Panama City from March 2 to 6, 2026, where member countries will debate nine key proposals aimed at strengthening the governance and sustainability of this strategic fishery.

During the event, Dominic Thompson, representing EJF, presented the findings of his latest report on the dynamics of the Chinese fleet in the South Pacific. The report highlights destructive fishing practices, labor abuses, and a rapid increase in fishing effort in the Southeast Pacific, in a context marked by the absence of catch limits and effective control rules for the jumbo squid fishery.

Meanwhile, Elsa Vega, president of the National Society of Artisanal Fisheries of Peru (SONAPESCAL), reviewed the irregular entries of Chinese vessels into Peruvian ports between 2023 and 2024 and warned about the inequity generated by the lack of regulation on the high seas compared to the strict requirements faced by Latin American artisanal fishers.

She also emphasized that the proposal submitted by Ecuador to the OROP-PS, which seeks to establish an annual precautionary quota for fishing carried out by China, would curb the fleet’s growth while a robust scientific assessment of stock sustainability levels is conducted.

“While coastal countries comply with closed seasons, fishing limits, sanitary requirements and satellite monitoring, on the high seas the distant-water fleet operates without effective restrictions and under questionable conditions, generating an imbalance that puts the resource at risk.”, denounced Vega.

Similarly, Alfonso Miranda, president of CALAMASUR, stated that there are solid technical grounds supporting Ecuador’s proposal. He recalled that scientific evidence presented by the Chilean delegation at the 2025 OROP-PS Scientific Committee meeting shows signs of risk and a decline in jumbo squid productivity in international waters.

“Adopting precautionary catch limits, while the Scientific Committee continues carrying out academic work to determine optimal extraction levels, is not a political option but the fulfillment of the mandate of conservation and sustainable use of South Pacific high seas fishery resources for which the OROP-PS was created.”, stated Miranda.

The head of CALAMASUR urged the Government of China to assume a more active role in ensuring the sustainability of the resource and regretted that, despite being one of the main stakeholders in this fishery, it has not submitted any proposal to improve its management. He also called on member countries to firmly defend their initiatives in Panama.

“Countries such as Chile, Peru and Ecuador are playing a decisive match. It is not enough to submit proposals; they must be substantiated and defended because behind them lies the region’s food security. From civil society we will remain vigilant and proactive, encouraging our governments to fulfill their mandate.”, he stated.

The seminar concluded with an urgent call for OROP-PS member States to act in Panama by adopting concrete measures including catch limits, improvements in monitoring and control systems, and effective mechanisms to reduce the risks of illegal fishing and labor abuses associated with crews of the distant-water fleet.

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🇯🇵 日本語版

チリ、ペルー、エクアドルが南太平洋の重要会合でアメリカオオアカイカの将来を懸ける

パナマでの会合は、科学的警告と漁業セクターからの告発が高まる中、中国船団に予防的制限を課すかどうかを決定する

南東太平洋におけるアメリカオオアカイカ(Dosidicus gigas)の持続可能性にとって決定的な会合を前に、チリ、ペルー、エクアドルの漁業関係者は、中国の遠洋船団に対しその拡大を秩序立てるよう求め、資源の乱獲を防ぐために予防的漁獲制限の設定を目指す提案を支持するよう各国当局に要請した。

この議論は、**環境正義財団(EJF)および南太平洋アメリカオオアカイカ持続可能管理委員会(CALAMASUR)が主催した国際セミナー「見えない、そして無責任:中国のイカ船団が南太平洋で拡大する脅威」で一層強まった。会合では、抽出および加工部門の専門家と代表者が、この戦略的資源のための具体的な管理措置を次回の南太平洋地域漁業管理機関(OROP-PS)**会合で採択する緊急性について一致した。

OROP-PSの会合はパナマ市で2026年3月2日から6日まで開催され、加盟国はこの漁業のガバナンスと持続可能性を強化することを目的とした9つの重要提案を審議する予定である。

イベントでは、EJFの代表であるドミニク・トンプソンが、南太平洋における中国船団の動向に関する最新報告書の調査結果を発表した。同報告書は、破壊的な漁業慣行労働虐待、そして南東太平洋における漁獲努力の急速な増加を警告しており、アメリカオオアカイカ漁業に対する漁獲制限や効果的な管理規則の欠如という状況の中で起きていると指摘している。

一方、ペルー国家零細漁業協会(SONAPESCAL)会長のエルサ・ベガは、2023年から2024年にかけてペルーの港湾における中国船の不規則な入港を振り返り、沿岸国の漁民が直面する厳格な要件と比較して、公海における規制不足がもたらす不公平について警告した。

さらに、エクアドルOROP-PSに提出した提案、すなわち中国による漁獲に対する年間予防的割当の設定は、資源の状態に関する堅牢な科学的評価が実施されるまでの間、この船団の拡大を抑制することを可能にすると強調した。

「沿岸国が禁漁期、漁獲制限、衛生要件、衛星監視を順守している一方で、公海では遠洋船団が実効的な制限なしに、疑問の残る条件下で操業しており、資源を危険にさらす不均衡を生み出している。」とベガは非難した。

同様に、CALAMASUR会長のアルフォンソ・ミランダは、エクアドルの提案を裏付ける強固な技術的根拠が存在すると述べた。さらに、2025年のOROP-PS科学委員会会合でチリ代表団が提示した科学的証拠が、公海におけるアメリカオオアカイカの生産性低下とリスクの兆候を示していることを想起させた。

「科学委員会が最適な漁獲水準を決定するための学術的作業を継続している間に予防的漁獲制限を採択することは、政治的選択肢ではなく、OROP-PSが設立された南太平洋公海の漁業資源の保全と持続可能な利用という使命を果たすことである。」とミランダは述べた。

CALAMASURの代表は、資源の持続可能性においてより積極的な役割を果たすよう中国政府に呼びかけ、この漁業の主要な当事者であるにもかかわらず、その管理改善に向けた提案を提出していないことを遺憾とした。さらに、パナマでの会合において各国が自らの提案を断固として擁護するよう求めた。

「チリ、ペルー、エクアドルのような国々は決定的な試合に臨んでいる。提案を提出するだけでは十分ではない。それらを裏付け、守らなければならない。その背後には地域の食料安全保障がある。市民社会として、私たちは監視し、建設的に提案し続け、各国政府がその使命を果たすよう促していく。」と述べた。

セミナーは、OROP-PS加盟国に対し、パナマ漁獲制限監視および管理体制の強化、そして違法漁業および遠洋船団乗組員に関連する労働虐待のリスクを低減する効果的な仕組みを含む具体的措置を採択するよう緊急に呼びかけて締めくくられた。


🇨🇳 简体中文版

智利、秘鲁和厄瓜多尔在南太平洋关键会议上为巨型鱿鱼的未来一决胜负

巴拿马举行的会议将在科学警告和行业指控加剧的背景下决定是否对中国船队实施预防性限制

在一场将决定东南太平洋巨型鱿鱼(Dosidicus gigas)可持续未来的关键会议前夕,来自智利、秘鲁和厄瓜多尔的渔业界人士要求中国远洋船队规范其扩张,并呼吁本国政府支持一项旨在设定预防性捕捞限额的提案,以避免资源过度开发。

这一讨论在由**环境正义基金会(EJF)南太平洋巨型鱿鱼可持续管理委员会(CALAMASUR)主办的国际研讨会“隐形且不负责任:中国鱿鱼船队在南太平洋日益增长的威胁”上进一步升温。与会的捕捞和加工行业专家与代表一致认为,有必要在即将召开的南太平洋区域渔业管理组织(OROP-PS)**会议上通过具体管理措施。

OROP-PS会议将于2026年3月2日至6日巴拿马市举行,成员国将讨论九项关键提案,旨在加强这一战略性渔业资源的治理与可持续性。

在活动中,EJF代表多米尼克·汤普森介绍了其关于中国船队在南太平洋动态的最新报告。报告指出,在缺乏捕捞限额和有效监管规则的背景下,中国船队在东南太平洋的捕捞力度迅速增加,并伴随破坏性捕捞行为劳工虐待问题。

另一方面,秘鲁国家手工渔业协会(SONAPESCAL)主席埃尔莎·维加回顾了2023年至2024年期间中国鱿鱼船只在秘鲁港口的不规范入港情况,并警告说,公海缺乏监管造成的不公平现象,与拉丁美洲手工渔民所面临的严格要求形成鲜明对比。

她还指出,厄瓜多尔OROP-PS提交的提案——即为中国捕捞设定年度预防性配额——将在开展对资源可持续水平的科学评估期间,遏制该船队的进一步扩张。

“当沿海国家遵守禁渔期、捕捞限额、卫生要求和卫星监控时,远洋船队却在公海缺乏有效限制和存疑条件下作业,造成失衡,威胁资源安全。”,维加谴责道。

同样,CALAMASUR主席阿方索·米兰达表示,支持厄瓜多尔提案的技术论据十分充分。他指出,智利代表团在2025年OROP-PS科学委员会会议上提交的科学证据显示,公海巨型鱿鱼产量下降并出现风险信号

“在科学委员会继续开展学术研究以确定最佳捕捞水平的同时,采取预防性捕捞限制并非政治选择,而是履行OROP-PS成立之初赋予的保护和可持续利用南太平洋公海渔业资源的使命。”,米兰达表示。

CALAMASUR负责人呼吁中国政府在资源可持续性方面发挥更积极的作用,并对其作为该渔业的主要参与者之一却未提出改进管理提案表示遗憾。同时,他敦促成员国在巴拿马会议上坚定捍卫各自的提案。

“智利、秘鲁和厄瓜多尔等国家正面临一场决定性的比赛。仅仅提出提案还不够;必须加以论证并予以捍卫,因为其背后关乎地区的粮食安全。作为公民社会,我们将保持监督并提出建设性建议,推动各国政府履行其使命。”,他表示。

研讨会最后呼吁OROP-PS成员国在巴拿马紧急采取行动,通过包括捕捞限额、加强监测与监管体系以及降低非法捕捞和远洋船队船员相关劳工虐待风险的具体措施。

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