EL ACUERDO PESQUERO ENTRE LA ARGENTINA Y LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA. SU IMPACTO EN LA PATAGONIA MERIDIONAL: EL CASO DE PUERTO DESEADO, PROVINCIA DE SANTA CRUZ, 1994-1999 Translated title: THE EEC-ARGENTINA FISHERIES AGREEMENT. ITS IMPACT ON SOUTHERN PATAGONIA: THE CASE OF PUERTO DESEADO, PROVINCE OF SANTA CRUZ, 1994-1999

Abstract

Este trabajo analiza el Acuerdo Pesquero de 1994 entre la Comunidad Económica Europea y la República Argentina en el marco de las políticas nacionales relacionadas con la actividad pesquera y sus impactos territoriales en la provincia patagónica de Santa Cruz, especialmente en la localidad de Puerto Deseado; y compara los objetivos y contenidos de las normas con el devenir socioeconómico del país y de la provincia a fines del siglo XX. Se estudia desde la disciplina geográfica con los aportes del Derecho, la Historia y la Economía. En el trabajo de gabinete se utilizaron leyes pesqueras nacionales y provinciales y en el de campo, encuestas y entrevistas. En el convenio se estipulan todos los aspectos y condiciones referidas a la actividad pesquera, cuyo objetivo principal fue el abastecimiento a la Comunidad Europea

Translated abstract

This study aims analysing the 1994 Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Argentine Republic, within the framework of national fishing policies. The focus will be on the Agreement's spatial impact on the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz; more particularly, on the town of Puerto Deseado, and the comparison between the objectives and content of the regulations and the development of socio-economic conditions in the country and the province towards the end of the 20* century. Our research takes mainly the perspective of geographical studies, yet draws heavily on Law, History and Economics; hence the variety of methods and sources used in both field and office work. The main documents consulted were national and state fishing acts of law, such as Act of Law No. 24315/94 regulating the fisheries agreement with the EEC, censuses and statistics and newspaper articles. Fieldwork was carried out in the province of Santa Cruz and the town of Puerto Deseado. It consisted in the search for and selection of fishery-related regulations, projects and promotion programmes, interviews and surveys with key informants from fishing companies and public agencies. The analysis of the terms of the Agreement reveals that the latter was not simply a general statement of mutual co-operation intentions, but a detailed account of all the aspects and conditions involved in fishery in order to guarantee supply for the European Community