Countdown for the giant squid: OROP-PS has one year to correct its negligence
PANAMA Sunday, March 08, 2026, 02:00 (GMT + 9)
The lack of catch limits and precautionary measures threatens one of the largest fisheries on the planet and increases tensions among governments, scientists, and artisanal fishers in the South Pacific. The 17 member countries of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) met in Panama for two weeks to discuss the future of the giant Pacific squid (Dosidicus gigas). The outcome of the meeting left a bitter impression among scientists and fishing organizations: no decision capable of effectively limiting the exploitation of one of the largest fisheries in the world was adopted. CALAMASUR family photo at the PSRFMO This was pointed out by Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, president of the Commit... FULL STORY
