Stories for August 28th 2001

Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: FFC approves new ITQ Bill

The Federal Fisheries Council (FFC) has unanimously approved the Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) Specific Scheme Bill for common hake (Merluccius hubbsi).

Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Whale sightseeing in Magallanes

Punta Arena tourist operators are planning sightseeing tours of the relatively unknown “humped” whale that moves along the South American Pacific coast and spends some time in the Magellan strait and fiords before apparently moving further south to Antarctic waters.

Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean air market “lacks competition”

Following Aero Continente's announcement that it will be back in the air by early September, small independent operators have cancelled plans to expand.
Andrés Pivcevic from DAP Airlines said that while current market conditions remain, limiting independent operators activities, “we are canceling all our expansion projects”.