Fisheries

• Thursday, May 26th 2011 - 11:01 UTC

  Korean jiggers mooring off-season in Uruguayan fluvial port

  

  Three Korean jiggers which normally spend off-season time in Montevideo have moored in the port of Fray Bentos on the River Uruguay, as part of the de-centralization process launched by Uruguayan port authorities.

• Saturday, May 21st 2011 - 03:19 UTC

  Argentina closes squid fisheries until June 18 for conservation

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, ordered the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishery to the south and north of parallel 44° as from 21 May until June 18 because of a low resource biomass.

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  EC plans awarding vessels fishing quotas for 15 years; critics say it ‘privatizes oceans’

  

  The European Commission is planning to reform the EU fishing industry by giving vessels quota shares guaranteed for periods of at least 15 years. The commission will issue a proposal on reforming the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, in July, to take effect in 2013.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 09:37 UTC

  Conservationists claim seafood labelling ‘fails’ to support sustainable fishing

  

  The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has accused UK supermarkets of failing to label seafood in a way that makes it easy for consumers to select sustainable sourced fish. The allegation came as the MCS published the Good Fish guide, which is being hailed as the most comprehensive sustainable seafood advice released to date.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 01:25 UTC

  Argentine seafood exports down in volume but prices much stronger

  

  Argentina’s seafood exports in the first quarter of 2011 totalled 78,493 tons valued at 218 million US dollars which represents a 14.9% in volume (92.220 tons) and 3.3% in value (211 million USD), according to the latest release from the National Service for Food Health and Quality, Senada.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 00:52 UTC

  Argentine jigger fleet discouraged, but statistics show 50% increase in squid catches

  

  This year’s squid (Illex argentinus) season took off January first with encouraging catches in Argentina but then went sour with steady declines in volume according to the industry. However official figures show that total registered catches were up over 50%.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:04 UTC

  Majority of EU citizens want their fish from sustainable sources

  

  An overwhelming majority of EU citizens want the fish they buy to come from sources that are sustainable and not over-fished, according to an independent poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund, WWF, and carried out in 14 EU countries.

• Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:48 UTC

  EU makes effective tough new fisheries control system from “net to plate”

  

  A new system of fishery control with continent-wide, common rules and penalties is now fully operational, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 09:58 UTC

  Five cruise vessels call in South Georgia during March

  

  The South Georgia tourist season is drawing to a close with just one cruise ship left to visit in early April, according to the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2011 - 05:52 UTC

  Radioactive fish lead to first legal limits for radiation in seafood

  

  High levels of radioactive iodine and cesium were detected by Japan’s Fisheries Ministry in fish caught near the Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. Japan has responded to the findings by announcing its first legal limits for radiation in fish and said it is considering a ban on exports of some marine products.