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Falklands' bumper year for Illex squid predicts fisheries scientist
The Falkland Islands are set to have another bumper year of Illex squid catches with 150,000 tons already caught this season. Last year the fishery had a record catch of over 306,000 tons. It is, “a record catch at this point in the season, at least in the last 25 years of the fishery” Senior Scientist at the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department Dr Sasha Arkhipkin, told Penguin News. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules”Virtually all 105 licensed jigging vessels (mainly Taiwanese and Korean) have fished in Falkland waters since the official opening of the Illex fishery on February 15. ”
Apr 10th, 2015 - 06:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Any Argentine boats?
Shame that those people are being denied their due because of their own Govt.s foolish behaviour.
Cristina is keeping them poor and supplicant on her hand-outs.
Meanwhile, the Falklanders enjoy freedom amd prosperity.
Nice!
One day the saying “as rich as a Falkland Islander” will be commonplace I reckon.
Apr 10th, 2015 - 07:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'd like to draw the attention of my “malvinista” compatriots to the very traditional British name of the Senior Scientist at the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department, Dr Sasha Arkhipkin. Obviously an implanted British person;)
Apr 10th, 2015 - 01:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2
Apr 10th, 2015 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Argies don't see it that way though. Every time there is bad news about the Argie economy or good news about the Falklands' economy they always say it's because of “colonial injustice”
On the Islands: A well-managed, competent, prosperous fishing industry free from corruption, and getting better every year.
Across the pond in Argentina: An over-fished, under-managed fishing industry riddled with corruption, incompetence, arrogance and pulling in less and less every year.
But the Argies don't get the connection. I bet Filmus is writing a press release right now to tell the whole world how all the problems in the Argie fishing industry are due to the Brits refusal to clear out the Islands and hand them over...
Simon 3 - yes correct, Sasha has been here many years with his family, children born here, typical of the 20 plus different origen nationalities that make up the Falklands people today - and many of these folks of non-british origen are on the electoral role - and guess what they voted for in the referendum?
Apr 10th, 2015 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Once they got the info on the Falklands electorate make up of today Argentina has shut up a bit about their earlier claim of “The Brits voting to stay Brits”!
@5
Apr 11th, 2015 - 05:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0Is he a Scot? Watch he doesn't vote SNP in the next election, you wouldn't want a Sturgeon or a Salmond or an Illex as Governor. Only kidding.
@3 Simon68
Apr 12th, 2015 - 03:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, it's interesting, good point. Thank You.
@ 4 Z-ville
A wise comment. Thank You.
@5 Islander1
“20 plus different origen nationalities that make up the Falklands people today”
An interesting adjunct also.
Thank You too.
This is why I come here.
Good people, all of you.
:)
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