Correspondence
The Outlaw Ocean Project emailed two contact addresses for Europacífico Alimentos Del Mar.
The email said: "We’re contacting you in light of our research on the practice of ‘flagging in’, whereby fishing vessels owned by companies in one country are flagged to another country in order to access that second country’s waters. We are not indicating explicitly or implicitly that flagging-in is illegal, we are just taking a look at the issue of flagging-in globally.
Trade data indicates that Europacífico Alimentos Del Mar was the consignee for shipments of seafood from the Argentine company Arbumasa in 2022 and 2023. Records indicate that Arbumasa runs a fleet of at least nine vessels, several of which catch shrimp within Argentinian waters. According to information published on its website, Arbumasa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chinese company, Dalian Huafeng Aquatic Products.
While we understand that you might not be aware of the above, does Europacífico Alimentos Del Mar have any comment in response to this email? If so, please let us know by close of business on July 19, 2024, noting that all interactions remain on record."