Minister Browne inaugurates new Falklands’ Fisheries Department building
The Falkland Islands new Fisheries Department building adjacent to the Agriculture Department was officially opened by the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jeremy Browne during his recent visit to the Islands.
Mr Browne unveiled a plaque and gave a short speech in front of the Director of Natural Resources John Barton and representatives of the Falklands fishery including local fishing companies and vessel captains.
Mr Browne said although his visit was primarily related to the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict commemorations and celebrations, it was also a great opportunity to get a wider sense of the overall economy, and how people make a living here.
He said celebrating anniversaries was important but the big prize was, “a viable strong economic future for the people of the Falklands”.
He added: “What we would like, although we are not quite at that stage, is to have some wider agreement with our neighbours (Argentina) about the management of stock,” adding that this was a, “somewhat elusive but desired prize, but in the mean time the fact that the industry here is well organised, well regulated and marshalled and is creating prosperity for the Islands as a whole and for specific people on the Islands, is something we are very welcoming of and supportive of, and we wish to continue that support.”
Director Barton thanked Members of Legislative Assembly, FIG officers, particularly the Design Section, fisheries employees, Morrison Falklands and their contractors.
Her Majesty’s Government and the British Foreign Office had provided, “a great deal of support to the fishery over the years,” said Mr Barton, “certainly at the outset when it all started in 1986/87, during some of the difficult decisions such as the arming of fishing protection vessels and during 15 years of the SAFC” (South Atlantic Fisheries Commission), the body created for the conservation of fisheries with the collaboration of Argentine.
The government of the Kirchner couple (Nestor and Cristina) unilaterally decided to drop the agreement.
Barton joked that “I suspect there are many diplomats out there who little thought they would be dealing with the intricacies of the spawning stock biomass of the southern blue whiting.”
The Fisheries Department is currently situated at FIPASS, (Stanley’s harbour), however the buildings have deteriorated over the years. The new building is expected to be completed at the end of July and the offices running a few weeks later. (PN).-
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I am sure he means British taxpayers(in Britain of course)
Are you a British taxpayer?
Do you live in Rio Gallegos?
On a scale of ‘‘implementation capability,’’
which summarizes, through multidimensional scaling, poaching
and the different attributes of enforcement, we found that only
approximately 5% of all EEZs are in the top quarter of such a
scale (Figure S1M, countries depicted in Figure 3C). Only two
relatively small EEZs, those of the Faeroe and Falkland Islands,
were in the top quarter for all three indicators of scientific
robustness, policymaking transparency, and implementation
capability (Figure 2), which combined, accounted for 0.80% of
the world’s fisheries catch and 0.48% of the world’s fished stocks
(Figure S2).
You can read the full article in: www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1000131
and make up your own mind, I'm not making this up.
Either way, we are not getting any money from UK for anything. UK pays for the defense of the overseas territory of course, but that is only because.....?!
Then you are getting money from UK...and lots of it.
You fail to understand that we don't mind coughing up a few quid for our army to enjoy pointing their weapons at you and your kin.
It's almost a sport!
The Falkland Islands don't get that money- the British military do.
The British taxpayer funded the liberation of Sierra Leone, and until there was no threat Belize was protected by the British from Guatemala by taxpayers money.
Britain has also benefitted from the Falkland Islands taxpayer.
Many British people have been employed in the Falkland Islands.
Other than Chile, the Falkland Islands import heavily from the UK, and buy many British services. Therefore Marcos, there is not a one way stream of money from the UK to the Falkland Islands, the British recieve money from Falkland businesses and the Falkland Island taxpayer
Jun 18th, 2012 - 11:16 pm
No I don't.
As far as defense costs for the Falkland Islands goes, as I understand it the UKG pays out £200 million per year to maintain MPA, the defense forces (including aircraft, ships, and kit) and of course both militaty and civillian personel. The basic cost of all this, included in the £200 m, is paid out of MoD funds which would have to be paid even if the equipment and personel were in the UK, so a large part of this cost can be discounted from the anual cost, as it is a running cost.
All this means that actually the cost of maintaining a defense force on the Islands is very close to zero, therefore it is highly cost efficient. Of course it would be even more cost efficient if there were no reason to have a defense force, so Marcos, we can be proud that we are making the British tax payer fork out about £0.5 per year to defend the Islands.
Stroppy as hell but no substantive threat.
Marcos lives in the UK and has done for some time.
Jun 19th, 2012 - 03:17 pm
@14Simon68
Marcos lives in the UK and has done for some time
Marcos /Mike Bingham live in Rio Gallegos.
He did live in the Falklands and was happy for the UK to pay for the defence of the Islands.
But was soon found out to be a total lier and a fraudster. So he left and started again in Argentina under a different name but still spouts the same lies and crap.
His ex wife still lives in the Islands and is far more happy than she was when he was here.
BBC
“UK can't afford the Falklands”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11999601
Stretching a bit with the opinion of a prat like Peter Preston!!!
Depending on argentine ports while Chile is around the corner..? Accept the facts, the islanders are small mind people...keep these islands you know where...
Thanks.
www.falklands.net/FalklandsCorruption.shtml
@25 Why would the Islanders want to build a shitheap?
@26 Glad to know you're part of corruption. A liar, a cheat, a shit, a toe-rag, a traitor, an illegitimate son of a pig, an offence to the concept of breeding, an offence to the concept of being a human being. Got anything else?
Defence costs you know very well they are less that 0.5% of the UK military budget - and would not be reduced much even if the forces were not here as they still need to be paid,trained,housed and fed etc.
I agree - a few folks in UK are unaware of that - as many in UK are not that interested in the falklands detail -its not big news there all the time.
25 Sussie - who wants an overpriced gin palace anyway? We dont, if you have one and are happy with it - fine good on you.
The muppets in this are Argentina. Southern Argentina could be benefitiing from Falkland Islands money headed into their economy big time if they had not cried out of negotiations over the oil.
So instead of a piece of the action, they've got J**K S**T instead whilst the UK taxpayer benefits. When the Islanders develop further, because Argentina want nothing to do with the Islanders, (I suspect because the FI's actually know how to run their small country properly), then the British taxpayer will benefit even more as the islanders have no choice but to deal with UK.
Argentinas mistake=Argentinas loss=UK/Falklands win/win.
Marcos, as a British tax payer I would be much much happier with ALL of our forces out of Iraq and Afghanistan and instead on the Falklands pointing their weapons in your direction. The Falkland Islanders are British and therefore family, therefore they come first. Hope that answers your concerns.
That's not very polite Miss Sussie.
The Luciana Palazzo Hotel in my home town Comodoro RIvadavia, Chubut, Argentina, approximately 241 miles away from the islanders, is a 5 star hotel...accept the fact...why you like to degrade argentinians...why?
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