Fisheries

• Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 01:14 UTC

  Illex squid ‘no show’ for Falklands zones

  

  The Illex fishery has been a “no show” for Falkland Islands zones so far this year, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 00:43 UTC

  “Piggy-backed” HMS Endurance expected Wednesday in Portsmouth

  

  HMS Endurance, the Royal Navy's badly damaged Ice patrol ship, is due to arrive in the Solent, Portsmouth, aboard a heavy lift ship tomorrow Wednesday after an 8,000-mile piggy-back voyage from the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2009 - 05:17 UTC

  Argentina closes Southern squid fishery: 16 year record low catches

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) unanimously voted to close the squid (Illex argentinus) fishery south of parallel 46°, as a precautionary protection measure for the southern Patagonian stock. Adopted last week, the move was spurred by the latest scientific data presented on how the major fishery was evolving and its dangerously low catches.

• Monday, April 6th 2009 - 21:10 UTC

  Project for the development of aquaculture in the Falklands

  

  Falkland Islands aquaculture project and research on species with potential to help develop a local industry was underlined in a piece released in the Fishupdate.com portal. Development of the aquaculture and marine farming project are part of a major review of the Falklands fisheries policy, adds the article.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 09:02 UTC

  FAO report says over-fishing putting sea cucumbers at risk

  

  Sea cucumber stocks are under intense fishing pressure throughout the world according to a new FAO report. Most high value commercial species have been depleted in the African and Indian ocean regions.

• Saturday, March 28th 2009 - 04:07 UTC

  Argentine squid catches “very poor”: half last year’s season

  

  Illex squid catches and landings in Argentine ports are considerably less than last season claims the Argentine industry, which is corroborated by official statistics from the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, and Food (SAGP&A).

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 07:46 UTC

  Following survey Argentina rotates hake ban areas

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (FFC) has advised opening the 4160 North statistical quadrant of the common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery, while closing the 4764 South quadrant, on the basis of findings from the last commercial hake survey

• Tuesday, March 24th 2009 - 13:14 UTC

  Vietnam targets Brazil and Chile as seafood markets

  

  Vietnamese businesses are looking to South America for new market opportunities for a range of competitive products, including seafood, trade officials said. Brazil has authorized 60 Vietnamese companies to export fish products to the country the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil confirmed, reports Vietnam Net.

• Thursday, March 19th 2009 - 05:18 UTC

  Argentine squid fleet complains about costs, poor catches and unfair competition

  

  Companies dedicated to squid (Illex argentinus) fishing still find themselves in a critical situation mainly due to an increase in fishing costs, warned this week the head of the Argentine Chamber of Jigger Fishing Vessels Shipowners (CAPA), Fernando Georgiadis.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 07:07 UTC

  Brazil adheres to FAO sponsored high-seas fishing agreement

  

  Brazil openly backed the Compliance Agreement of the United Nation’s (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which aims to promote compliance of international conservation and governance measures by fishing vessels that operate on the high seas, as well as combat poaching activities.