Institutional Reform Looms for Humboldt Squid Fishing in the Southeast Pacific
Three Latin American Nations Join Forces to Set Rules, While China Has Laid Groundwork Early On In February 2026, under the framework of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), Peru, Chile, and Ecuador adopted a joint position to push for the establishment of annual precautionary catch limits for giant squid on the high seas of the Southeast Pacific. This marks a formal shift in the governance of high-seas giant squid from technical discussions to binding...