Tag: Argentina squid season

• Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 20:39 UTC

  Argentina's squid season, one of the worst in recent times, is almost over

  

  Only a few jiggers are still operating in the South Atlantic while the bulk of the Argentine fleet has already finished one of its worst squid (Illex argentinus) seasons. According to figures from Ministry of Agro Industry, until last August 8 a total of 56,159 tons of Illex had been landed.

• Friday, August 5th 2016 - 13:24 UTC

  Argentina squid landings very poor; jiggers could anticipate closure of the season

  

  Argentina reports poor results from the current Illex squid season and does not discard an anticipated closure if catches fail to recover. The president of the Argentine Chamber of Jigger Fishing Shipowners (CAPA), Juan Redini confirmed to the portal Pescare that only five to six vessels remain operational between parallels 40° and 42°, but with erratic course and catches.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2016 - 07:36 UTC

  Poor squid season hits Argentina's seafood exports in first quarter

  

  Argentina's Under Secretariat of Fisheries reported that landings between January first and 30 April plummeted19.3% but exports in the first quarter achieved significant growth in foreign currency: 16.2%, with a slight increase in volume 1.7%. The poor landings are attributed to a “terrible” squid season, while the jump in export value was supported by extraordinary sales of shrimp.