In a move that combines resource management with geopolitical defense, the Federal Fisheries Council has once again brought forward the opening of the 2026 season. Thus, the Argentine Republic has decided to move its pieces on the chessboard of the South Atlantic.

This occurred following a request from the Argentine Squid Fishing Vessel Owners Chamber (CAPA) and the technical endorsement of INIDEP , thus confirming the advancement of the Illex argentinus squid fishing season south of the 44° S parallel.

Thus, starting at 00:00 on January 9, 2026 , the entire national squid fishing fleet will be able to operate in a key area. While the measure is presented as a logistical and biological adjustment, its underlying purpose is a forceful response to the depletion carried out by foreign fleets—financed by Spanish, Korean, and Taiwanese capital—under the protection of the British occupation of the Malvina Islands.

The squid circuit: A barrier against illegality

The squid is a migratory species with an annual life cycle. Its route takes it from the Argentine continental shelf towards the slope, and along its journey, a significant portion of its biomass travels south and east, entering the waters surrounding the Malvina Islands.

By bringing forward the harvest season in waters under Argentine federal jurisdiction, the country not only ensures that the resource is utilized by Argentine-flagged vessels that generate foreign exchange and legitimate employment, but also reduces the availability of biomass that falls into the clutches of the colonial administration . In practical terms, it is a way of "cutting off the supply" of a resource that the usurpers and their European partners intend to illegally privatize.

Malvinas/Malvinas: A colonial economy on the brink of collapse

Argentina's decision comes at a time of extreme vulnerability for the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic. Recent reports from 2025 confirm that the colony faces an unprecedented fishing crisis.

A warning to foreign fleets

The new schedule for the 2026 season is configured as follows:

1.  From January 2nd: Opening between parallels 49° and 52° South.

2.  From January 7: South of 44° S for vessels that previously operated south of 49°.

3.  From January 9: Full opening south of 44° S.

This operational escalation ensures that the Argentine fleet is positioned and fishing before the fleets operating in the 201st mile and in occupied waters can intercept the schools of fish.

Conclusion: Silence is not an option

While the British colonial administration tries to "whitewash" its complicity in the plunder by attributing the scarcity solely to climate change, the reality is undeniable: the Malvina Islands fishing grounds have been devastated by extractive and illegal management .

By bringing forward the fishing season, Argentina is exercising a sovereign act of stewardship that protects its fish stocks. The disappearance of squid from the islands is not only an ecological disaster; it is a death sentence for an economic model based on the theft of other countries' natural resources. The protection of the South Atlantic cannot be delayed or tolerated by international complicity.