Stories for January 30th 2006

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

More than 500 Patagonian toothfish marked for research

Since 2004, the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) has been carrying on a capture-mark-recapture programme for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), aimed at providing relevant information about this resource management in the South-western Atlantic ocean.

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Pinochet Daughter Drops U.S. Asylum Bid

The oldest daughter of former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet returned to Chile Saturday to face tax evasion charges after dropping a surprise bid for political asylum in the United States, where she said she lived “a nightmare.”

Monday, January 30th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

First Sea Lord returns

ADMIRAL Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, back in the Falklands last week says that visiting the Islands is, “always a very emotional experience.”