The Peruvian Navy has intensified its surveillance efforts over the 200 nautical miles, known as the “Grau Sea,” in response to the growing presence of a fleet of Chinese fishing vessels near the maritime border. The General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard, with its naval and aerial assets, is directly involved in these actions, conducting continuous monitoring of the geographic positions of all vessels within jurisdictional waters.
This control covers any activity in the maritime domain from entry to exit and is carried out through advanced satellite platforms and positioning systems, which provide precise information even if these systems are temporarily turned off, according to the naval institution.
The assets involved primarily include six PGCP-50 Río Pativilca-class maritime patrol vessels—derived from South Korea’s Taeguk-class—built at the Sima Perú shipyards, Chimbote facility, in partnership with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. It was also noted that this effort is complemented by maritime patrols and exploration flights conducted by ships and aircraft, verifying the accuracy of the data emitted by our tracking platforms.
Last week, a group of artisanal fishing organizations from the Piura region denounced that the giant squid fishery, known as Pota, is facing a crisis due to the presence of Chinese industrial fishing boats.
According to information disseminated by the press, over 300 vessels are allegedly entering Peruvian waters illegally and without their satellite control systems activated, to exploit this food resource, which provides high nutritional value to the population, especially the lower-income sectors.
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