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Montevideo, October 23rd 2025 - 07:47 UTC

Fisheries

  • Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Lib-Dems, ICCF.UK and Falklands sponsor Conference on Unregulated Fishing in the South Atlantic

    MLA John Birmingham will be representing the Falkland Islands

    The vitally important issue of unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic will be addressed during a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference next 21st September at the Bournemouth International Center. Full name of the presentation will be, “Protecting the Blue Frontier: Combating unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic.”

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

    The National Union of Sea Workers (Suntma) intends to further negotiate guidelines with the Broad Front government

    After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing boats set sail on Thursday, with one captain stating that his crew consisted of “trusted personnel” who were not part of the union's online recruitment effort, as the PIT-CNT unions issued a statement affirming that work would resume with the usual crews.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

    Fishing conflict in Uruguay: armed assemblies and threats amid industry crisis

    The dispute began over the union’s demand to hire an additional crew member on coastal vessels, a measure rejected by companies due to higher costs

    After nearly 80 days of strikes that paralyzed the fishing season and caused losses of up to US$50 million, Uruguay’s fishing union (Suntma) decided to call off its protest — but in an atmosphere of extreme tension. In recent assemblies, armed workers confronted each other and issued direct threats. “If you want bullets, you’ll get bullets,” one participant warned union leaders, according to El País.

  • Friday, August 15th 2025 - 12:51 UTC

    No end in sight for Uruguayan fishing conflict

    The Uruguayan Chamber of Fishing Industries (CIPU) is reportedly looking to hire non-union workers, adding to the tension

    An ongoing fishing conflict in Uruguay, which began in early June 2025, has halted the coastal fleet and left over 2,000 workers jobless. The dispute has led to an estimated loss of more than US$40 million and reduced Uruguay's fishing quota in the Rio de la Plata from 70,000 tons to 35,000 tons for this year.

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 12:14 UTC

    Falklands, Loligo season

    The Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Fisheries Department yesterday issued a 48-hour notice of closure for the winter loligo fishery season.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 07:28 UTC

    Argentina accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, five remaining for entry into force

    Ambassador Lunazzi: This firm commitment to fairer and freer trade not only strengthens our economy, but also protects the marine resources in the South Atlantic

    Argentina deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 22 July. Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi presented Argentina’s instrument of acceptance to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Just five more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:09 UTC

    Technology monitoring MPAs with satellite and artificial technology to deter illegal fishing

    The study published by Science, “Little-to-no industrial fishing occurs in fully and highly protected marine areas”:

    New research in the journal Science demonstrates the power of strict legal bans against industrial fishing in marine protected areas (MPAs). The analysis — which combines satellite imagery and artificial intelligence technology to detect previously untraceable vessels — reveals that most of the globe’s fully and highly protected MPAs successfully deter illegal fishing. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the most strictly protected marine reserves are well respected and are not simply “paper parks.”

  • Sunday, July 20th 2025 - 07:23 UTC

    Galician Fleet Sets Sail for Falklands with Cautious Optimism Amid Loligo Squid Uncertainty

    Modern factory trawler 'Argos Cies' (IMO: 9818644) operating in JV under the flag of the 'Falkland Islands'.

    Despite sharp declines in recent seasons and unanswered questions about stock migration, nearly 1,000 crew members embark on a crucial four-month campaign vital to the region's economy.

  • Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 11:11 UTC

    A year from Argos Georgia tragedy, MAIB releases interim report which cost 13 lives

    Argos Georgia seriously lists before foundering (Photo by RAF)

    UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, MAIB, released this week an interim report on the investigation of the foundering of the long liner Argos Georgia, approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, with the loss of 13 lives, 22 July 2024.

  • Saturday, July 12th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Boric enacts Chile's new Fisheries Law

    “Wealth belongs to those who produce it, and that wealth should not remain in the hands of large companies,” Boric insisted

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font enacted Chile's new Fisheries Division Law (Law 21,752) on Thursday, a landmark piece of legislation that rebalances fishing quotas in favor of the artisanal sector. The signing into law follows its successful passage through the Constitutional Court. Joining Boric at the ceremony were Economy Minister Nicolás Grau and Undersecretary of Fisheries Julio Salas.