Overview

• Provisional agreement signed August 1–2 between fishing chambers, SOMU and government mediators ends a four-month freeze on 111 freezer trawlers.
• The pact applies a 70/30 pay scheme with a 9% deduction on total receipts, translating to an estimated 12% real cut in production-based wages.
• Vessels in Mar del Plata, Puerto Madryn and Puerto Deseado will sail in the coming days, restoring work for roughly 600 mariners and protecting processing plants.
• Langostino landings dropped to 62,000 tonnes by July 22, down from 125,500 tonnes in the same period last year as international prices fell.
• All parties committed to reassessing production values before the 2026 season to align collective bargaining terms with current market conditions.