Falklands' fishing fleet has a female officer, Manuela Mendez

Monday, July 31st 2017 - 19:05 UTC

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Manuela Mendez from the port of Corme, in Galicia, north-west Spain, is believed to be the first female officer in the Falklands' fishing fleet. The Second Mate arrived in Stanley harbor this week. After five years training in merchant shipping and a year on board another fishing vessel, Ms. Mendez joined the crew of Falkland’s trawler, New Polar, last year and is making her second trip to Falklands’ waters. Read full article

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Brit Bob
I thought these were Argentinian waters? The Argentinian continental shelf; surely?

Argentina's Continental Shelf Claims and The UN CLCA Commission (1 page):-
https://www.academia.edu/33898951/Argentinas_Continental_Shelf_Claims_-The_UN_CLCS_Commission
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Kipper
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
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