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The Governor of Chubut, Ignacio 'Nacho' Torres, the Secretary of Fisheries of Chubut, Andrés Arbeletche and Dr. Cesar A. Lerena

Chubut promotes an urgent agenda against illegal fishing while Dr. César Lerena awaits official clarifications

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Monday, February 09, 2026, 00:10 (GMT + 9)

Governor Ignacio Torres announced that he will immediately contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to move forward with measures related to sovereignty and fisheries development, in a context in which specialist César Lerena requested technical and legal clarifications regarding the announcements made.

The Governor of Chubut, Ignacio “Nacho” Torres, led at the provincial Government House the formation of the Fisheries Development Roundtable, a strategic space from which proposals will be submitted to the National Government aimed at eliminating export duties on fisheries, strengthening resource protection in Mile 201, and reinforcing Argentine sovereignty over the South Atlantic.

Source: Noticias.chubut.gob.ar (translated)

During the meeting, held in the Situation Room, the provincial leader warned that illegal fishing in the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone (AEEZ) generates estimated losses between USD 600 million and USD 1 billion per season, directly affecting Chubut, the province off whose coast most of this illicit activity takes place.

Torres confirmed that this Monday (today) he will contact the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nation, Pablo Quirno, “to resume an agenda that we consider fundamental in economic and sovereignty matters,” stressing that “we need to act urgently, because each year the number of illegal squid jiggers grows exponentially and the damage suffered by the country becomes increasingly greater.”

Source: Noticias.chubut.gob.ar (translated)

Among the initiatives announced are the elimination of export duties, with reinvestment of the fiscal savings in port infrastructure; the creation of an interjurisdictional commission to strengthen the defense of fisheries resources; and a bill granting the State greater involvement in the traceability of port operations, under the principle of the port State control.

In this context, Dr. César Lerena, a recognized specialist in fisheries policy and maritime sovereignty, expressed his surprise at the content of an official statement published on the website of the Government of the Province of Río Negro, which reproduces assertions by Governor Torres that, he noted, present questionable technical-legal support or are expressed within a conceptual framework that is difficult to understand.

Source: Noticias.chubut.gob.ar (translated)

Faced with this situation, Dr. Lerena decided to personally address both Governor Ignacio Torres and the Secretary of Fisheries of Chubut, Andrés Arbeletche, requesting precise clarifications on various aspects of what was publicly disseminated. The initiative was presented as a gesture of goodwill and as a provisional acceptance, in the private sphere, of the invitation to debate that the governor himself proposed in his address.

The specialist emphasized that he expects a response with clarifications as soon as possible, especially considering that the governor himself has pointed out the urgency of advancing political and diplomatic definitions, and that the announced contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could mark a turning point in a problem involving economy, employment, international legality, and national sovereignty.


🇯🇵 日本語(Japanese)

チュブ州が違法漁業への緊急対応を推進する中、セサル・レレナ博士は公式な説明を待つ

イグナシオ・トーレス知事は、主権および漁業開発に関する措置を進めるため、直ちに外務省と連絡を取ると発表した。一方で、専門家のセサル・レレナは、発表内容について技術的および法的な説明を求めている。

チュブ州知事イグナシオ「ナチョ」トーレスは、州政府庁舎において、漁業開発円卓会議の設立を主導した。この戦略的な場から、国家政府に対し、漁業輸出に対する関税の撤廃、マイル201における資源保護の強化、そして南大西洋におけるアルゼンチンの主権強化を目的とした提案が提出される。

状況室で行われた会合において、知事は、アルゼンチン排他的経済水域(AEEZ)における違法漁業が、1シーズンあたり6億米ドルから10億米ドルの損失を生み出しており、その影響は主にチュブ州に及んでいると警告した。

トーレス知事は、この**月曜日(本日)**に、国家外務大臣パブロ・キルノと連絡を取ることを確認し、「経済および主権の観点から不可欠と考える議題を再開するため」と述べ、「緊急に行動する必要がある。なぜなら、毎年違法イカ釣り漁船の数が指数関数的に増加し、国が被る被害がますます大きくなっているからだ」と強調した。

発表された取り組みには、輸出関税の撤廃と、その財政的節減分を港湾インフラに再投資すること、漁業資源防衛を強化するための管轄横断的委員会の設立、そして港湾国管理原則のもとで、港湾業務のトレーサビリティに対する国家の関与を強化する法案が含まれている。

このような状況の中で、漁業政策および海洋主権の専門家として知られるセサル・レレナ博士は、リオ・ネグロ州政府の公式ウェブサイトに掲載された公式声明の内容に対し、驚きを表明した。同声明には、トーレス知事による主張が含まれているが、それらは技術的・法的根拠が疑わしい、あるいは理解しにくい概念的枠組みの中で表現されていると指摘した。

これを受けて、レレナ博士は、イグナシオ・トーレス知事およびチュブ州漁業局長アンドレス・アルベレッチェに対し、個人的に書簡を送り、公表された内容のいくつかの点について正確な説明を求めた。この行動は、善意の表れであり、また知事自身が演説の中で提起した議論への暫定的かつ私的な受け入れとして位置づけられている。

専門家は、特に知事自身が政治的および外交的な定義を進める必要性という緊急性を強調していること、そして外務省との接触が予告されていることを踏まえ、可能な限り早急な説明を伴う回答を期待していると述べた。この問題は、経済、雇用、国際法、そして国家主権に関わるものである。


🇨🇳 中文(简体)

丘布特省推进打击非法捕捞的紧急议程,塞萨尔·莱雷纳博士等待官方澄清

省长伊格纳西奥·托雷斯宣布将立即与外交部取得联系,以推进主权和渔业发展的相关措施。在此背景下,专家塞萨尔·莱雷纳就相关公告提出了技术和法律方面的澄清请求。

丘布特省省长伊格纳西奥“纳乔”·托雷斯省政府大楼主持成立了渔业发展圆桌会议。该战略平台将向国家政府提交提案,旨在取消渔业出口关税、加强201海里资源保护,并强化阿根廷在南大西洋的主权。

情况会议室举行的会议上,省长警告称,阿根廷专属经济区(AEEZ)内的非法捕捞活动每个捕捞季造成的损失估计在6亿美元至10亿美元之间,对丘布特省造成了直接影响,因为大部分非法活动发生在该省沿海区域。

托雷斯确认,他将在本周一(今天)国家外交部长巴勃罗·基尔诺取得联系,“以重新启动我们认为在经济和主权问题上至关重要的议程”,并强调:“我们必须紧急采取行动,因为非法鱿鱼捕捞船只的数量每年呈指数级增长,国家所遭受的损害也在不断加剧。”

已宣布的举措包括:取消出口关税,并将节省的财政资金再投资于港口基础设施;成立一个跨司法管辖委员会以加强对渔业资源的防御;以及在港口国监管原则下,通过一项法案,赋予国家在港口作业可追溯性方面更大的干预权。

在这一背景下,著名渔业政策与海洋主权专家塞萨尔·莱雷纳博士里奥内格罗省政府官方网站发布的官方新闻稿内容表示高度惊讶。该新闻稿转述了托雷斯省长的一系列说法,莱雷纳指出,这些说法要么缺乏可靠的技术和法律依据,要么处于难以理解的语境之中

鉴于此,莱雷纳博士决定亲自致函****伊格纳西奥·托雷斯省长以及丘布特省渔业秘书安德烈斯·阿尔贝雷切,就公开发布的若干内容请求明确说明。这一举动被视为一种善意的姿态,同时也是对省长在讲话中所提出之讨论邀请的暂时性、私下接受

该专家强调,鉴于省长本人已明确表示问题的紧迫性,并宣布将与外交部接洽,他希望能够尽快收到带有明确解释的回复。这一问题涉及经济、就业、国际合法性以及国家主权等多个层面。

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