Stories for February 21st 2006
Guerrilla leader killed in Peru
Peruvian police killed the military leader of the Shining Path guerrilla group in an operation over the weekend, reported officials. Victor Aponte Sinalagua, or “Comrade Clay,” was killed in the hamlet of Alto Pacae, in Tingo Maria, some 558 kilometers northeast of Lima.
Twelve bare-boat chartered vessels cleared to fish squid
The Federal Fishery Council (CFP) authorised the submission of applications to register in the Special Register of Fishing Projects for the Argentine Shortfin Squid (Illex argentinus) Exploitation through the Location of Bare-boat Chartered Foreign Vessels in the National Jurisdictional Waters”.
New cases of foot-and-mouth in Brazil
Six new cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in the southern state of Parana, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said yesterday.
Suspected ?pox' kills 200 penguins
An unidentified illness has killed penguins in the Port Stephens area of West Falkland.
First steps to ban bottom trawling in South Pacific
One-third of New Zealand's offshore waters are going to be declared off-limits to bottom-trawlers. The announcement was made in Wellington at the end of a fisheries conference attended by delegates from 20 nations.
South Georgia's elephant seals contribution to science
Equipped with computerised tags stuck to their heads, elephant seals in South Georgia have been collecting remarkable new information on conditions in the Southern Ocean.
Chilean salmon industry sales reach 1.7 billion US dollars
Chilean salmon and trout exports totalled 1.7 billion US dollars in 2005, up 20% over 2004, reports the Chilean Salmon Industry Association (SalmonChile). Export volume was 383.700 net tons, representing an 8% jump over the previous year.
Protests in Ecuador shut oil exports
Ecuador's state-run oil company Petroecuador suspended on Tuesday crude exports following violent protests that forced the closing of the country's main pipeline, said Petroecuador executive Eduardo Naranjo.
Brazil to consolidate as net exporter of oil in 2006
Brazil's government owned energy giant Petrobras plans to increase investments by 48% in 2006 and forecasts the company will reach a daily production in the range of 1.9 million barrels, reported this week top officials from the company.
Bolivia demands “fairer” prices for gas sold to neighbours
The Bolivian government ratified Tuesday its decision to increase the price of natural gas exported to Brazil and Argentina because it considers them “unfair”.
