The Ecuadorian Defense Minister, Oswaldo Jarrín, warned on Thursday that foreign vessels that illegally enter the territory of the Andean country will be seized and pointed out that a foreign fishing fleet is in international waters near the Galapagos. He commented that more than a month ago they detected the presence of a large fishing fleet in the South Pacific and since then they have been alert to the situation due to their journey north. “At no time has there been any violence, incursion, penetration or A ship from the international fishing fleet has entered the exclusive economic zone “of Ecuador, Jarrín said, noting that” many “of the ships are Chinese, although they do not know if they belong to the State or are private individuals. And he warned that if any ship enters “it will be seized”, as happened in 2017. In August of that year, Ecuador detected a large illegal fishing fleet near the Galapagos Marine Reserve (RMG).