Stories for October 2017

Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 02:11 UTC
South Georgia proposing to extend toothfish licensing period from 2 to 4 years

The South Georgia and South Sandwich toothfish fishery is one of the highest-scoring Marine Stewardship Council certified fisheries, underpinned by scientific research, ecosystem-based precautionary management, and careful monitoring and enforcement.
Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 09:15 UTC
Scotland and Ireland allies in Brexit negotiations, will argue to keep an open Irish border

Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland and Ireland are allies in the Brexit negotiations. Scotland's first minister told business leaders in Dublin she will argue for the Irish border to remain open in the wake of the UK's split from Europe. She added the Republic and Scotland were united on virtually every issue of substance relating to Brexit.
Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 08:48 UTC
Weekend of rallies in Spain against Catalonia independence

Rallies are expected in Spain against Catalonian independence, after Sunday's disputed referendum. Demonstrations are planned in Madrid and other cities, with supporters calling for a similar rally in Catalonia's capital Barcelona.
Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 08:31 UTC
Argentina preparing to auction offshore hydrocarbons exploration next year

Argentina plans to auction offshore oil and gas exploration rights next year, in the hope of developing fields off its Atlantic coast like those in neighboring Brazil, the energy minister said on Thursday.
Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 07:52 UTC
Guyana en route to become a top oil producer in Latin America

Exxon Mobil Corp. has discovered more oil on the Staborek block offshore Guyana, northeast South America, with the Turbot-1 well. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. began drilling the Turbot-1 well on Aug. 14, 2017, and encountered a reservoir of 23 m of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone in the primary objective.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:43 UTC
Patagonian king crab spawns and develops in lab conditions in Argentina

Argentina's National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP), with the Benthic Crustacean Fishery Subprogram, successfully registered the transportation from Ushuaia to Mar del Plata of king crab females with eggs and their subsequent spawning in laboratory conditions.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:35 UTC
Argentina hosts UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Mendoza

To highlight the relevance of wine and gastronomy as key components of tourism development, the 22nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism was held in Mendoza, Argentina on 29-30 September. The Conference was co-organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, in collaboration with the Region of Mendoza and the Chamber of Tourism of Argentina.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:28 UTC
North Ireland controversy over plans for an all Ireland agri-food trade, after Brexit

North Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, has dismissed a suggestion that agri-food trade could be regulated on an all-Ireland basis after Brexit. Agri-food is a particular challenge to the “no hard border” policy because of strict EU rules on food imports.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:17 UTC
US researchers win Physics Nobel Prize for gravitational waves detection

Three U.S. researchers won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for developing an observatory that made possible the detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time theorized by Albert Einstein 100 years ago, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 10:03 UTC
Reminiscences of the Falklands' war triggered by the Argentina/Peru Russia 2018 qualifier

The building up to the South American qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, between Argentina and Peru, which was played in Buenos Aires on Thursday evening, resurfaced the strong political and military alliance of the two countries, particularly referred to recent events such as the Falklands war in 1982.