Last known locations of the Ecuadorian fishing vessels the Fiorella, La Negra Francisca Duarte II, and the Don Maca based on last signal transmitted as reported on the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data provided by the National Directorate of Aquatic Spaces of the Ecuadorian Navy and accessed through the publicly available Global Fishing Watch platform. Exclusive economic zone boundaries are based on Flanders Marine Institute, “Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: World Exclusive Economic Zones, version 12,” Marine Regions, October 25, 2023,https://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php (accessed May 22, 2026).
Analysis and graphic © 2026 Human Rights Watch