Stories for May 2015

Monday, May 18th 2015 - 05:17 UTC
FAO's agenda includes fighting illegal fishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

In a global context of fierce competition for fishery resources which are progressively being depleted as a consequence of overfishing, overexploitation and overcapacity, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a growing concern, points out a FAO fisheries release.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 05:03 UTC
Falklands' Borders & Southern releases encouraging technical update of Darwin gas/condensate discovery

Borders & Southern has issued a technical update on its Darwin gas/condensate discovery south of the Falkland Islands and near-field prospectivity. The goal was to improve understanding of the Darwin reservoir interval, both within and surrounding the discovery and also its projected facies trend along the Aptian shelf
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:55 UTC
Granger swears as Guyana's new president with a one seat majority in legislature

Former army brigadier David Granger was sworn in as Guyana's new president on Saturday after his multiracial opposition coalition narrowly won a national election, heralding a new chapter in the ethnically-divided.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:32 UTC
Massive turnout in Guatemala demanding president Perez Molina steps down

Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Saturday, demanding the nation's President Otto Perez Molina leave office in the wake of a scandal that claimed his former Vice President Roxana Baldetti.
Monday, May 18th 2015 - 04:19 UTC
Notorious poacher 'Perlon' detained in Malaysia with 330 tons of illegal toothfish

New Zealand fishing company Sanford is welcoming news that a Nigerian registered vessel has been detained in Malaysia and 330 tons of toothfish confiscated from it. Sanford is one of only two New Zealand companies permitted to source toothfish from the Ross Sea fishery.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
Ban Ki-moon calls for gender equality and children's rights in 'Day of Families' message

The theme of this year’s International Day of Families, “Men in Charge?”, highlights the importance of gender equality and children’s rights in contemporary families, said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his message.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:41 UTC
Giant washed-up squid found on NZ beach displayed at Kaikoura aquarium

A local aquarium in New Zealand reported that a giant washed-up squid has been found on a beach at South Bay in Kaikoura. Reportedly, a man—who was out with his dog for a stroll at the beach—accidentally stumbled upon the marine creature with long tentacles.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:30 UTC
Falklands' geophysical oil exploration buoy ends up in SW Australia

The hull bears the scars of a 10,483 kilometre journey from the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic, through the Southern and Indian Oceans to the shores of Esperance in southern Western Australia, according to reports in the Australian media.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:13 UTC
Polar Code does not adequately protect Antarctic environment from shipping, says ASOC

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition voiced its disappointment over the lack of any significant new provisions in Part II of the Polar Code that would adequately protect the Antarctic environment from shipping. The London-based UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday adopted Part II of the Polar Code concerning pollution prevention.
Saturday, May 16th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Opposition wins in Guyana defeating party in power for 23 years

A retired army general is poised to become Guyana’s new president after a multi-ethnic opposition ¬coalition defeated a party that has been in power for 23 years, officials said. Preliminary results show David Granger and his Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for Change Coalition got nearly 207,000 votes in Monday’s ¬general elections.