A drone view shows crew members aboard a squid jigger vessel operating outside Argentina's exclusive economic zone off the coast of Argentina. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
A new front has emerged in concerns over China's global fishing fleet: the squid fishing fleet off the coast of Argentina.
Around 200 Chinese fishing vessels spend months at a time each year near the South American country’s waters. The size of the flotilla has increased by nearly 50% over the last decade. In that time, Buenos Aires has bulked up its surveillance.
But according to interviews with four Argentine and four US former and current officials, fears of overfishing remain, as do suspicions of intelligence gathering.
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