Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, August 12th 2009 - 19:40 UTC

  Back to the sea for Falklands fisheries research

  

  AFTER eighteen months without a research vessel, the Fisheries Department (FIFD) will be back on the water in October 2009 with a survey in the western parts of the FICZ. The survey will examine the distribution and abundance of hoki and Patagonian hake returning to their feeding grounds after spawning in Argentinean and Chilean waters.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2009 - 11:55 UTC

  Falklands’ readies new grenadier commercial fishery

  

  Enough studies have taken place to include a new grenadier (Macrourus spp.) fishery in the Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system under the commercial category, said Falkland Islands Director of Fisheries John Barton.

• Monday, August 10th 2009 - 12:07 UTC

  British Antarctic Survey in new bid to fly from Falklands

  

  The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is standing by its policy to use the Falkland Islands as its gateway to the frozen continent. That’s the message delivered by John Pye, head of logistics at BAS, who was in the Islands for a whistle-stop visit at the weekend.

• Monday, August 10th 2009 - 11:31 UTC

  Don’t forget UK troops in Falklands, says Conservative MP

  

  United Kingdom Defence chiefs should not let the war in Afghanistan distract them from the needs of other British soldiers around the world such as the Falkland Islands, warns a Tory MP.

• Friday, August 7th 2009 - 12:02 UTC

  Falklands: Cruise numbers to slump as major operator pulls the plug

  

  Retailers in Stanley are being urged to work smarter for the tourist dollar as future domestic cruise seasons face potentially devastating losses.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2009 - 12:58 UTC

  First man on the moon on Falklands cruise next November

  

  The legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong who landed on the moon 40 years ago, is set to visit the Falkland Islands this coming cruise season. The pioneer who took that first “small step for man” will be aboard the National Geographic Explorer for a 21-day cruise to South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica in November.

• Monday, August 3rd 2009 - 13:28 UTC

  Sir Nicholas re-elected chairman of UK/Falklands All Party Parliamentary Group

  

  Sir Nicholas Winterton DL has been re-elected unanimously and unopposed as Chairman of the United Kingdom-Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group – for the twelfth consecutive year – at the Group’s Annual General Meeting at the House of Commons on 13th July.

• Saturday, August 1st 2009 - 17:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Antarctic air flow brings record snow fall

  

  ALTHOUGH the Falklands can expect cold weather at this time of year, heavy snow which fell over the past week was a record for recent years.

• Friday, July 31st 2009 - 12:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Westerners’ message to councillors: our livelihood is under threat; We’re progressing BFBS TV options Rendell assures.

• Friday, July 31st 2009 - 06:55 UTC

  Cruise tourism brings £ 4.2 million to Falklands’ economy

  

  Cruise tourism brought almost £ 4.2 million (almost 7 million US dollars) revenue to the Falkland Islands in the 2008-09 season, according to the Friday release from the Falklands Islands Tourist Board.