Stories for March 30th 2004
Argentina lowers tension to face energy crisis
Argentina's Energy Secretariat ordered this Monday a 5% tension reduction in the supply of electricity, from 220 to 209 volts, the first attempt to save energy without having to resort to programmed blackouts.
Australia to sell toothfish seized onboard Maya V
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is to sell the catch of Patagonian toothfish seized from the Uruguayan flagged longliner Maya V allegedly caught fishing illegally in the country's waters.
Majority of Maya V crew may be free this week
It is too early to know when the Uruguayan crew of the Maya V will return home, the Uruguayan Consulate said yesterday, but hopefully for the majority matters will be resolved this week.
Book Review: “A Falkland Islander Till I die”
WHEN Terry Betts first told me that he was writing a book, I asked him what it would be about. “My life, of course,” he said, adding for good measure, “cheeky beggar”.
Fisheries updates
Growing concern with poor squid catches / Galicia's fish markets to operate in real time / Effective satellite control in South Atlantic / Galicia granted EUR 8.5 million for fisheries / Chilean delegates travel to Brussels for swordfish talks / Hoki export boom in central Chile / Vigo industry request Fishery Affairs Ministry / Spanish cannery exports reached 413 million Euros / Sustainable fishery guide critical of farmed salmon / Brazil begins massive fleet expansion and renovation / Oxygen-starved dead zones threaten marine life / Japan to impose limits on canthaxanthin pigment / South African pelagic licences for locals / Ministry makes important announcements during Aqua Sur 2004.
