Falkland Islands

• Friday, March 12th 2021 - 13:43 UTC

  April 30, a critical date for when Falklands first squid catches are landed in Spain

  

  April 30 is a critical date for when the South Atlantic squid catches reach Vigo in Spain. It will also be a Brexit test since tariffs involving third countries such as the UK do not apply to catches from British waters, except for increased customs paperwork, but do apply for fish produce from British territories overseas.

• Friday, March 12th 2021 - 13:24 UTC

  Falklands tighten up vessel entry policy

  

  The Falkland Islands’ Executive Council this week agreed to tighten the policy governing the entry of vessels into the islands’ territorial waters and ports. Under the new policy, any vessel which has suspected or reported cases of Covid-19 “should not seek to enter Falkland Islands territorial waters and ports,” the Falklands government has confirmed.

• Friday, March 12th 2021 - 04:49 UTC

  RRS James Clark Ross skipper gratitude message to people of the Falklands

  

  Graham Chapman, Captain of RRS James Clark Ross sent a message of gratitude to the people of the Falklands when the polar research vessel left the Islands for the last time.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government publishes legal framework for Environment Trust

  

  The Falkland Islands Government this week published the legal framework to establish the Falkland Islands Environment Trust: a mechanism designed to collect funds and award grants to support persons engaged in “conservation, management, and enhancement of the environment.”

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands extends Rockhopper's offshore licenses until November 2022

  

  The Falkland Islands government has agreed to extend each of Rockhopper Exploration plc’s offshore North Falkland basin petroleum licenses, including the Sea Lion discovery area, until Nov. 1, 2022. The extension includes no additional license commitments. The previous expiry date was May 1, 2021.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands: lively debate on the possibility of a salmon farming industry

  

  The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is beyond measure,” commented Islander Josh Peck speaking against the introduction of a salmon-farming industry to the Falkland Islands, at last Tuesdays workshop on an environmental strategy held at the Chamber of Commerce, as reported by the Penguin News.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  After thirty years of prolific research, RRS James Clark Ross makes final call to the Falklands

  

  The RRS James Clark Ross (JCR) made her final call to her homeport of the Falkland Islands on Monday March first, since after thirty years of service, the JCR will be sold at the end of her 20/21 Antarctic season.

• Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Argo Pereira off to the Falklands for the squid season, after 16 days in Montevideo

  

  The Red Ensign trawler Argos Pereira finally left on Saturday evening for the Falkland Islands to begin the squid season after spending 16 days in Montevideo because of an outbreak of Covid 19 on board, as reported by the Uruguayan Chamber of Foreign Fishing Vessels Agents, CAPE.

• Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 10:19 UTC

  The Venturer leaves Brazil and is sailing for the Falklands

  

  Following four weeks docked in Bahia, northeast Brazil, because of a Covid 19 outbreak on board, the Red Ensign flagged trawler Venturer left on Tuesday night for the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  The Falkland Islands receives second batch of Covid-19 vaccines

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has received its second batch of Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government. These 2,200 doses arrived today via the South Atlantic Airbridge and are of the same Oxford/AstraZeneca type as the first batch received at the beginning of the month.