Dr. Michael Blanch has just completed the first year of a 3 years contract as Chief Executive with the Falkland Islands Government.
In an exclusive interview for Mercopress he reviewed his first year in office and looked ahead to what he hopes to achieve during the next 2 years.
Conservation of vital fish stocks around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, whose economy depends on fishing, will benefit from a new British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research station. This scientific expertise will also help to sustain wildlife.