MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Argentina and UK meet over South Atlantic Fisheries.

Argentine and UK delegations have met again for the 21st meeting of the South Atlantic Fisheries Committee. The heads of each delegation were Alan Huckle, Head of the Overseas Territories at the FCO and Ambassador Santos Goni, he's called Head of Malvinas and the South Atlantic Department at the Argentine Foreign Office. They reaffirmed their commitment to conserving fish stocks in the South West Atlantic. And recommended to both governments that they continue scientific research to find out more about off-shore species in the area.

War photos

Photos of Falkland Islanders have appeared in an article written by Raphael Wollmann. He was the only photographer when the Argentines invaded Stanley. It includes pictures of locals in '82 and now. Annette and Jimmy Curtis are show, as well as Shirley and Maisie Hirtle. Photos of Kevin Kilmartin include him in the same shirt he wore in '82. Which, he had dug out of the wardrobe. In Raphael's conclusion, he writes how he can see why the Falklanders were so grateful that Britain had saved them. And those twenty years on he understands why these emotions are still so strong. The article appeared in the Mail on Sunday on the 17th of this month.

BBC homepage

An opinion poll is on the BBC website. They are asking for people to vote on the Falklands under their Communications section on the web. The question is ? Should the UK give up the Falklands? There is a yes box which says ?It should belong to Argentina' and a no box stating "It's British and proud of it'. Nearly 2.000 people, 71% have voted for it to remain British and 29% have hit the other box. Calls into FIBS have complained that the poll is offensive and does not take into account the feelings of Falkland Islanders. The BBC page says it is a poll in light of the 20th Anniversary of the War. It does not however have any political backing ?Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon only last week reiterated the UK government's commitment to the Falkland Islands.

Illex

Low catches of Illex are causing Jiggers to fish in and out of the zone this year. According to Fisheries, the bad season may be due to the lack of hydrological fronts. This