Stories for February 20th 2017

Monday, February 20th 2017 - 21:27 UTC
South Georgia gentoo penguins feed preferably on krill, shows 22 year BAS study

The longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Bird Island, South Georgia over a 22 year period and is part of a project investigating the Southern Ocean ecosystem and its response to change
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 20:30 UTC
Brexit Lords' debate: Labour has tabled eight amendments

The House of Lords are to begin debating the bill paving the way for the start of Brexit. MPs agreed the proposed law unchanged, authorizing Theresa May to inform the EU of the UK's intention to leave. But the government does not have a majority in the House of Lords and eight amendments have been tabled by Labor's front bench.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 20:00 UTC
Summer sea ice in Antarctica is the lowest on record

This year the extent of summer sea ice in the Antarctic is the lowest on record. The Antarctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically towards end of February – when sea ice reaches its smallest extent at the end of the summer melt season, before expanding again as the winter sets in. This year, sea ice extent contracted to 2.28m sq km on 13 February, according to data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 19:17 UTC
New 130 meters long krill fishing vessel to operate in Antarctica

Aker Bio Marine has signed a contract with Vard shipyard to design and construct a modern krill fishing vessel that will operate in the Antarctic. The ship, which is 130m-long, 23m-wide, will be also equipped with environmentally friendly technologies. The hull of the vessel will be built by Vard's Tulcea, Romania, shipyard.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 17:15 UTC
Conference on 30 years on Falklands' seafood market development

A conference on “Thirty years of market development of Falklands' seafood”, by Loligo Seafood SL Commercial Director, Jean Baptiste Chassin is scheduled for next Tuesday, 21st February, at the Chamber of Commerce in Stanley.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 15:26 UTC
La Nacion analyst apologizes for interview inaccuracies

Political and diplomatic analyst from Argentine newspaper La Nacion has altered an online version of an interview due to his inaccurate reporting of an interview with the British Ambassador in Argentina.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:35 UTC
World's most modern and largest yacht arrested in Gibraltar

One of the world’s largest yachts has been arrested in Gibraltar over a €15.3m admiralty claim filed by the German shipyard that built it. The sleek, futuristic Sailing Yacht A attracted wide media attention when it sailed into port last week for what should have been a short refuelling stop.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:26 UTC
Hundreds of migrants break into Spain's North Africa territories

Almost 500 migrants forced their way into Spanish territory in North Africa by breaking through gates in the 20ft fence that separates Morocco from Spain’s Ceuta enclave.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:20 UTC
EFTA/Mercosur talks confirmed to begin next June in Buenos Aires

The first round of formal trade negotiations between Mercosur and EFTA, European Free Trade Association, is scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires next June according to information from Brussels where there was a preliminary encounter between the two sides. “It will be in June, and talks will be at chief negotiators level”, confirmed EFTA and Mercosur sources.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:56 UTC
Spain's Rajoy insists with co-sovereignty for Gibraltar

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has defended his government’s co-sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar and reiterated that Spain will use Brexit to push its sovereignty aspirations over the Rock. Rajoy made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Agence France Presse. “I think that our proposal of shared sovereignty is very reasonable,” he said.