Argentina

• Wednesday, February 18th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina opens to ideas to improve hake conservation

  

  Argentina's Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food (SAGP&A) is temporarily exempting the use of the selective fishing device (DEJUPA) for catching hake (Merluccius hubbsi) while other alternatives are proposed.

• Monday, February 16th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine GDP expansion in 4Q lowest in five years

  

  The Argentine economy expanded 4.9% in the last quarter of 2008 compared to the same period a year earlier and dropped 0.3% from the 2008 third quarter. This would mean the slowest expansion in five years, according to the latest figures released by the controversial Statistics Institute, Indec

• Monday, February 16th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exports totalled 550.000 tons in 2008

  Argentina's fisheries exports in 2008 reached 550.000 tons valued 1.172 billion US dollars, which represents an increase both in volume and value (2% and 11% respectively) over the previous year according to the latest statistics released by Senasa, the country's food quality control office.

• Sunday, February 15th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine torture centre turned into human rights bastion

  

  The grounds of the largest clandestine detention and torture centre in Buenos Aires during Argentina's “dirty war” crackdown on dissent are now a United Nations human rights centre.

• Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina trying to arrange Obama-CFK meeting

  Argentine diplomacy is looking forward to arrange a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, and there are “good open chances” for such an event according to Deputy Foreign Affairs minister Victorio Tachcetti who next week begins a round of talks in Washington.

• Thursday, February 12th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina establishes TAC quotas for Patagonian scallop

  Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has fixed the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for whole and commercial-sized Patagonian scallops (Zygochlamys patagonica) in a number of Southern Sector Management Units.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Mudslide in north Argentina drags away villagers

  

  Nine people were missing Tuesday after a mudslide in northern Argentina that prompted the evacuation of more than 700 people, officials said. The disaster occurred Monday in the town of Tartagal, close to the border with Bolivia.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina and Spain admit difficult economic relations

  

  Visiting Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, admitted on Tuesday difficulties in the economic relations but emphasized that bilateral relations are excellent.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina, Marsans, Airbus reach Aerolineas pre-accord

  

  The Argentine government and the Spanish tourism group Marsans have reached a tentative “pre-accord” regarding the re-nationalization of the country's air flag carrier Aerolineas without compensation, according to Wednesday press reports from Madrid.

• Monday, February 9th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Aerolineas takeover shadows Cristina K visit to Spain

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner began on Monday her first official visit to Spain amid expectations that she would try to reduce tension over the expropriation of the airline Aerolineas Argentinas from the Spanish tourism group Marsans.