Argentine Ministry of Defense Expands Patagonian Maritime Patrols to Protect Exclusive Economic Zone from Illegal International Fishing
The Argentine Navy and Coast Guard have deployed newly acquired aviation and maritime assets to the South Atlantic, launching aggressive surveillance operations along the two hundred mile maritime border. The military deployment is designed to deter unlicensed foreign fishing armadas from depleting lucrative squid and fisheries resources that are economically critical to the Patagonian region.