Stories for March 30th 2004

Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina lowers tension to face energy crisis

Argentina's Energy Secretariat ordered this Monday a 5% tension reduction in the supply of electricity, from 220 to 209 volts, the first attempt to save energy without having to resort to programmed blackouts.

Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Australia to sell toothfish seized onboard Maya V

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is to sell the catch of Patagonian toothfish seized from the Uruguayan flagged longliner Maya V allegedly caught fishing illegally in the country's waters.

Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Majority of Maya V crew may be free this week

It is too early to know when the Uruguayan crew of the Maya V will return home, the Uruguayan Consulate said yesterday, but hopefully for the majority matters will be resolved this week.

Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Book Review: “A Falkland Islander Till I die”

WHEN Terry Betts first told me that he was writing a book, I asked him what it would be about. “My life, of course,” he said, adding for good measure, “cheeky beggar”.

Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries updates

Growing concern with poor squid catches / Galicia's fish markets to operate in real time / Effective satellite control in South Atlantic / Galicia granted EUR 8.5 million for fisheries / Chilean delegates travel to Brussels for swordfish talks / Hoki export boom in central Chile / Vigo industry request Fishery Affairs Ministry / Spanish cannery exports reached 413 million Euros / Sustainable fishery guide critical of farmed salmon / Brazil begins massive fleet expansion and renovation / Oxygen-starved dead zones threaten marine life / Japan to impose limits on canthaxanthin pigment / South African pelagic licences for locals / Ministry makes important announcements during Aqua Sur 2004.