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Falklands’ encouraging Illex season: 88 jigging licences issued
Following on from the appearance of what appears to have been more jiggers than normal in Stanley harbour recently, Falkland Islands Director of Natural Resources John Barton says there are some 80 Illex jiggers licensed and fishing in Falkland Islands zones at present, and 88 jigging licences have been issued. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesGreat news for the rich elite of the islands bad news fot the penguins.
Mar 12th, 2011 - 01:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0MoreCrao, the licence money goes to the FIG. What money will any elite make? You do talk through your ar*e.
Mar 12th, 2011 - 02:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0The main point of the article is that Argetina withdrew from the SAFC .. a stupid move for political purposes that appears to have achieved nothing. The reality is that both fishing fleets will suffer and it won't make an ounce of difference to the sovereignty of the islands.
I wonder how many licences Argentina can grant if Malvinas can have 88 I would think the rest of Argentina can also have 88 per province, that's a lot of fishing, I wonder if Argentina will ever get into the ship bulding industry.
Mar 12th, 2011 - 05:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0To be fair Redhoyt there are quite a few local companies who are involved in the fishing industry so it does benefit the 'rich elite'...still, they pay their taxes (paying taxes....another of those concepts that our RG neighbours find so difficult to understand).
Mar 12th, 2011 - 11:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0@I
to get into the ship building industry you'd have to 'compete' with established industries elsewhere in the world, this may cause you some problems.
Always dreaming, in a bored moment I sometimes dream of coming up on the EuroMillions, but then quickly dismiss this and get on with my life.
Mar 12th, 2011 - 05:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It would seem all these Argentines do is dream, and that all this dreaming affects their grasp of reality.
This probably explains why they are an International joke.
You are the joke, and you're killing everything around you, you're like a retarded parasite.
Mar 13th, 2011 - 01:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Die already, save us the trouble Kelper.
Ah, Martian demonstrating his debating skills :-)
Mar 13th, 2011 - 01:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Die already, save us the trouble Kelper.”
Mar 13th, 2011 - 04:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0All bark and no bite, Argentina.
There is no debate here, no question, your catches are getting smaller... and you're issuing more licenses? I don't buy that, don't believe that for a second. Soon there will be barely enough for you to eat, let alone market commercially.
Mar 13th, 2011 - 06:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Over the last five years the Argentine fishery has caught 763.000 tons of Illex, whereas 364.000 tons have been taken in FI waters over the same period.“
Are these statistics coming from the Royal Kingdom of Kelper Idiots?
1. There is no such thing as ”Falkland waters”, there never will be.
2. You're comparing (again, and again) 2000 people to 40 million, a small fishing area to a HUGE fishing area.
3. Shut up
Martian - you continue to show us all that you have the IQ of a rabbit!
Mar 13th, 2011 - 08:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0And if you don't believe that there are Falkland waters, try fishing without a licence :-)
Ah Martin Fierro that renowned expert on Falklands Illex fishing :)
Mar 13th, 2011 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Soon there will be barely enough for you to eat, let alone market commercially”
-Do any Islanders here exist purely on a diet of Illex squid? I think not! Another classic from Martin :)
-Market commercially? You don't think that the Islands also catch other things beside Illex Squid :)
“Are these statistics coming from the Royal Kingdom of Kelper Idiots?”
-They come from the Falklands Islands Fisheries Council, I think they are a bit more qualified in the field of fisheries than a Rambo Keyboard hero :)
“There is no such thing as ”Falkland waters”, there never will be”
-Really? Then do explain the complete lack of any Argentine presence in the Falklands EEZ, please do explain why Argentine ships and others entering these waters obey the rules laid down by the democratically elected Falklands government hhah lol your such a muppet :)
”You're comparing (again, and again) 2000 people to 40 million, a small fishing area to a HUGE fishing area“
-With one key difference, the smaller area is very well managed, the larger area as is well known has no fisheries management, it is an environmental disaster in the making.
You put Argentine attitudes and beliefs about about the Falklands very well in focus Martin when you started that Verbal dribble:
”I don't buy that, don't believe that for a second.”
That pretty much sums up Argentina and the Falklands, a culture of denial, the facts stare you in the face and are slapping you around, and still you refuse to believe them....because Argentines have a psychological need not to believe the facts...its the only way you can justify your sovereignty claim, by not believing the facts :)
Red, isn't that a bit insulting to rabbits? The bacterium down my toilet seem a closer example to Martins intellect, but even I'm doubtful....
so the population of a country correlates with the yield of their fishery yield does it Martin?
Mar 13th, 2011 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cretin.
Thinking about it Martian makes a good point, i.e. from a small, well managed, fishing area comes 364.000 tons of squid. From a HUGE but badly managed fishing area comes 763.000 tons. Says it all really :-)
Mar 13th, 2011 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hows the Starvation going Westi? Down to one tentacle of squid per day are we :)
Mar 13th, 2011 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 012 WestisBest
Mar 13th, 2011 - 05:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obviously.
I mean, look at South Georgia. They have a population of 28 and a yield from their fishery of......?? Don't know, but that must be one seriously over- fished place
Martin, you're an idiot. It isn't the size of your population that counts, but how you manage your resources. And you don't manage yours at all, so wipe that self- righteous smirk off your face and pipe down.
In fact, until your government decides to resume co-operation with us on fisheries management, and I might add that you were the ones to unilaterally stop that, you don't have a right to an opinion of any kind.
Funny thing Martin that several Cruise Ships buy Toothfish ONLY in the Falkands - NOT in Ushuaia.
Mar 16th, 2011 - 08:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Do you know why? - simple - because here they get a legal certificate recognized by the UN that prooves that this protected species has been fished in a licensed area and caught under strict International Conservation Rules - as laid down by the UN organisation CCAMLAR.
Fisheries Conservation Management - a phrase you need to learn something about.
Links to South Georgia Fisheries
Mar 16th, 2011 - 09:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(g)south_georgia_fisheries?useskin=gov
http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(g)south_georgia_fisheries?useskin=gov
Certification from the Marine Stewardship Council
http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(g)south_georgia_fisheries?useskin=gov
http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(g)south_georgia_fisheries?useskin=gov
Mnay Thanks dab - and Martin while we are talking fish and conservation etc - can you tell me which nation has led the way on measures to reduce the mortality of Albatrosses during fishing - and now has it down to effectively zero? Give you a clue - its name does not begin with an A.
Mar 17th, 2011 - 12:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0the problem with the argies is that they canot manage anything,the country is a mess,hospitals that are colapsed,garbage everywhere,bad transport,bad education,it is the country of the future and it will remain so for a long time
Mar 17th, 2011 - 12:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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