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Shrimp Quota System: Revista Puerto’s campaign begins to bear fruit

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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 00:10 (GMT + 9)

The National Government confirms it will move forward with a Maximum Allowable Catch (MAC) endorsed by INIDEP and will apply existing regulations to organize the resource

The discussion over the shrimp quota system has moved beyond an exclusively technical and business debate to formally enter the agenda of the National Government. The Undersecretary of Fisheries, Juan Antonio López Cazorla, confirmed that the Executive Branch will begin working this year on implementing a quota scheme for Argentina’s main fishery resource, as reported by Revista Puerto.

Since December 2025, Revista Puerto had been gathering voices from across the sector who agreed on the need to move toward a quota regime, following a prior review and reorganization of access permits to the fishing grounds. Until now, the debate had taken place in business and technical circles; the novelty is that the official himself confirmed the political decision to address the issue.

“Shrimp is a species that can be subject to quotas; INIDEP must provide us with the resources to establish a MAC; it is always more orderly. I was involved in the first quota system where there was a series of tensions, and after fifteen years they became convinced that a quota provides certainty to make investments and the resource was well managed,” stated Juan Antonio López Cazorla on the television program Comunidad Portuaria.

From technical hypothesis to political decision

For the first time, the Government publicly acknowledges the concrete possibility of implementing a quota regime for shrimp. The discussion is no longer about whether the resource can be subject to quotas, but when and under what rules the new scheme will be applied.

López Cazorla himself warned that this is not an immediate process:

“Yes, shrimp can be subject to quotas,” although he clarified that “it is not a simple step to accomplish between now and June.”

The reorganization of permits appears to be the most delicate stage. There are multiple interests at stake, and some industry chambers have already expressed reservations regarding a possible review of the access system to the fishing grounds.

Source: INIDEP

Regulatory tools and operational limits

The Undersecretary stated that he has existing legal instruments to move forward with the reorganization:

“There are a series of rules to respect and they are written down. Freezer vessels can catch up to 2,000 tons, there are caps, there are multiplying factors… we will see what we apply and what we do not in order to organize the resource.”

Once the list of actors with access to the resource is defined, a second stage will begin: distributing the total catch among freezer vessels, fresh-fish vessels, and the provinces, through the so-called social quota. That stage, industry sources anticipate, will generate intense debates within the Federal Fisheries Council until consensus is reached.

Source: INIDEP

The key role of INIDEP and the precedent published by Revista Puerto

Implementation of the regime will depend on the scientific information provided by INIDEP, the body responsible for determining the Maximum Allowable Catch (MAC). As recalled by Revista Puerto, three years ago it had already stated in its pages — using the same words the official repeats today — that “shrimp can be subject to quotas.”

At that time, an initial MAC figure was estimated, which over time consolidated at around 200,000 tons, a number now mentioned again as a technical benchmark for organizing the resource.

Source: INIDEP

A turning point for Argentina’s main fishery resource

The official confirmation marks a before and after in a discussion the sector has been promoting for years. The quota system for shrimp, the backbone of the national fishing economy and the engine of numerous coastal communities, ceases to be a technical hypothesis and becomes a concrete possibility on the political agenda.

The challenge will be to transform the written rules into a sustainable scheme that provides predictability for investment, guarantees conservation of the resource, and avoids deepening the sector’s historic tensions, without compromising the economy of the fishing communities that depend on this activity.


🇯🇵 日本語(Japanese)

エビのクオータ制度:Revista Puerto のキャンペーンが成果を上げ始める

国家政府は、INIDEPの承認を受けた**最大許容漁獲量(MAC)**の導入を進め、既存の規制を適用して資源を整理すると確認

エビのクオータ制度をめぐる議論は、もはや技術的・企業的な枠を超え、正式に国家政府の議題に入った。漁業担当次官 フアン・アントニオ・ロペス・カソルラは、アルゼンチンの主要水産資源に対するクオータ制度の導入に向け、政府が今年中に作業を開始すると確認した。これはRevista Puertoが報じた。

2025年12月以来、Revista Puertoは、漁場へのアクセス許可の見直しと整理を前提に、クオータ制度への移行の必要性で一致する業界の声を取材してきた。これまで議論は企業および技術分野にとどまっていたが、今回、当局者自らがこの問題に取り組む政治的決断を認めたことが新しい点である。

「エビはクオータ化できる種です。INIDEPMACを設定するための資源を提供しなければなりません。それは常により秩序立った方法です。私は最初のクオータ制度に関わりましたが、さまざまな対立がありました。それでも15年後には、クオータが投資の確実性をもたらし、資源が適切に管理されたことが認識されました」と、フアン・アントニオ・ロペス・カソルラはテレビ番組Comunidad Portuariaで述べた。

技術的仮説から政治的決定へ

政府がエビに対するクオータ制度導入の具体的可能性を公に認めたのは今回が初めてである。議論はもはや可能かどうかではなく、いつ、そしてどのような規則の下で新制度が適用されるかに移っている。

ロペス・カソルラ自身も、これは即時のプロセスではないと警告した。

「はい、エビはクオータ化できます」としつつ、「6月までに実施するのは簡単なステップではない」と明言した。

許可の整理は最も繊細な段階とみられる。多くの利害が絡んでおり、一部の業界団体はすでに漁場アクセス制度の見直しに懸念を示している。

規制手段と操業上の制限

次官は、整理を進めるための既存の法的手段があると述べた。

「尊重すべき一連の規則があり、それは文書化されています。冷凍船は最大2,000トンまで漁獲できます。上限や乗数係数もあります…資源を整理するために何を適用し、何を適用しないかを検討します。」

資源へのアクセス権を持つ主体が確定すれば、第二段階として、総漁獲量を冷凍船団生鮮船団、そして州政府に対して、いわゆる社会的クオータを通じて配分することになる。この段階では、連邦漁業評議会内で激しい議論が行われ、合意形成まで続くと業界では見られている。

INIDEPの重要な役割とRevista Puertoが報じた前例

制度導入は、INIDEPが提供する科学的情報に依存する。同機関は**最大許容漁獲量(MAC)**を決定する責任を負う。Revista Puertoが振り返るように、3年前にはすでに誌面で — 本日当局者が繰り返したのと同じ言葉で — 「エビはクオータ化できる」と報じていた。

当時、初期のMACは推計され、その後およそ200,000トンで安定した。この数字は現在、資源整理の技術的基準として再び言及されている。

アルゼンチン最大の水産資源にとっての転換点

今回の公式確認は、業界が長年提起してきた議論における大きな転換点である。国家漁業経済の柱であり、多くの沿岸コミュニティの原動力であるエビのクオータ制度は、もはや技術的仮説ではなく、政治課題における具体的な可能性となった。

今後の課題は、投資の予見可能性を確保し、資源の保全を保証し、歴史的な業界の緊張を悪化させることなく、またこの活動に依存する漁業コミュニティの経済を損なうことなく、持続可能な制度へと規則を具体化することである。


🇨🇳 中文(简体)

虾类配额制度:Revista Puerto 的行动开始见效

国家政府确认将推进由INIDEP支持的最大允许捕捞量(MAC),并依据现行法规对资源进行规范管理

围绕虾类配额制度的讨论,已不再局限于技术和企业层面,而是正式进入国家政府的议程。渔业副国务秘书 胡安·安东尼奥·洛佩斯·卡索尔拉确认,行政部门将于今年开始推进对阿根廷主要渔业资源实施配额制度,正如Revista Puerto所报道。

2025年12月以来,Revista Puerto持续采访行业各方声音,各方一致认为有必要在重新审查并规范进入渔场的许可制度之后,推进配额制度。此前,讨论主要停留在企业和技术领域;如今,官员本人已确认作出政治决定来推动该议题。

“虾是一种可以实施配额的物种;INIDEP必须为我们提供设定MAC所需的资源,这样总是更加有序。我曾参与首次配额制度,当时经历了一系列拉锯,但在15年之后,人们认识到配额为投资提供了确定性,资源也得到了良好管理,”胡安·安东尼奥·洛佩斯·卡索尔拉在电视节目Comunidad Portuaria中表示。

从技术假设到政治决策

这是政府首次公开承认在领域实施配额制度的现实可能性。讨论的焦点已不再是能否实施配额,而是何时以及在何种规则之下实施新制度。

洛佩斯·卡索尔拉本人也警告,这并非立即可行的过程:

“是的,虾可以实行配额制度,”但他同时澄清,“要在6月之前完成并非简单之举。”

许可制度的规范被视为最为敏感的阶段。多方利益交织,一些行业协会已经对可能重新审查进入渔场的许可体系表示保留意见。

监管工具与作业限制

副国务秘书指出,他拥有推进规范工作的现行法律工具:

“有一系列必须遵守的规则,而且都已写明。冷冻加工船最多可以捕捞2,000吨,有上限、有乘数系数……我们将评估在规范资源时适用哪些、不适用哪些。”

在确定哪些主体可以获得资源准入后,将进入第二阶段:通过所谓的社会配额,在冷冻船队鲜销船队以及各省之间分配总捕捞量。业内预计,该阶段将在联邦渔业委员会内部引发激烈讨论,直至达成共识。

INIDEP的关键作用与Revista Puerto的先例报道

该制度的实施将取决于INIDEP提供的科学信息,该机构负责确定最大允许捕捞量(MAC)。正如Revista Puerto所回顾,3年前该媒体已在其版面上——以与今天官员所用完全相同的表述——指出“虾可以实行配额制度”。

当时曾估算出一个初始MAC数值,随后逐步稳定在约200,000吨左右。如今,这一数字再次被提及,作为规范资源的技术参考基准。

阿根廷主要渔业资源的转折点

这一官方确认标志着行业多年推动讨论的一个重要转折点。作为国家渔业经济支柱、众多沿海社区发展引擎的配额制度,已不再是技术层面的假设,而成为政治议程中的现实可能。

未来的挑战在于,将既有规则转化为一个可持续的制度框架,在为投资提供可预见性的同时,保障资源保护,避免加剧行业长期存在的紧张关系,并且不影响依赖该产业的渔业社区经济。

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