China's fishing fleet shifted from Peru to Chile, with port calls surging past 100. Iquique fishermen say squid vanished for months as Japan pledges $1.9M for surveillance.
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Key Facts
—The shift. Chinese fishing vessels are increasingly using Chilean ports, after mostly stopping in Peru in previous years.
—The surge. Port calls in Chile jumped from a handful in 2023 and 2024 to well over a hundred, per the group Oceana.
—The target. The fleet chases Humboldt squid just outside Chile’s waters, a mainstay of local small-scale fishing.
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