Boldness and irony are rarely as clearly presented as in the recent statements of a scientist at the Spanish-British Institute of Marine Research (IIM) . Graham Pierce , a researcher working for the same industry that illegally exploits Argentine fishing resources in waters adjacent to the Malvina Islands, has come out to warn about the squid shortage for which his own companies are responsible. A true "repentant plunderer" who is horrified by the consequences of his own actions.

In a note published by the Spanish newspaper Atlántico , Pierce, a cephalopod expert, points to the "uncontrolled activity" at mile marker 201, where a large international fishing fleet fishes at will, but turns a blind eye to the illegal activity of Taiwanese, Korean and, of course, Spanish and British companies that operate with illegal licenses issued by the usurping colony of the Malvinas and that annually take some 250,000 tons of illex squid , a natural resource that belongs to all Argentines.

The hypocrisy in his speech is overwhelming . While the Vigo fleet, which he represents, benefits from illegal fishing licenses granted by the British colony in the Malvinas, the scientist raises his voice to lament the decline of the loligo squid, a key species for his business.

"You can have controlled fishing in the Malvinas Islands and in Argentine waters, but in international waters there is no control ," Pierce declares with the seriousness of an environmentalist, ignoring the fact that fishing in "Malvinas waters" is, in itself, an illegal activity that supports the theft of Argentine resources.

The Atlantic article paints a picture in which the European and Asian fishing industries, with their extraction machinery, are presented as victims of the squid's unpredictable nature, rather than the predators they are. Graham Pierce, in his role as a "scientist," suggests that overfishing in international waters "may influence the abundance of squid in the Malvinas," seeking to divert attention from the illegitimate exploitation occurring in the British colony's own waters.

Meanwhile, in Argentina, the official concern is something else: the systematic plundering of our sea by companies acting with the complicity of usurpers.

This scientist's statements are not a call to conscience, but rather a discursive maneuver to whitewash an unsustainable reality: British imperialism not only stripped us of our islands, but is also depriving us of our resources, and now, those same people who profit from it are warning us about the consequences of their greed .