Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Wulaia, a historical cruise.

  A group of Punta Arenas tourist operators have requested authorization for a cruise full of history and archaeology in the protected island of Navarino where aborigines first met English missionaries and later on visited by Fitz Roy and Charles Darwin.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Disappointing end to illegal fishing debate.

  A two week international meeting on piracy in the Southern Ocean, held in Hobart, Tasmania, ended on a disappointing note for its hosts after proposals for tighter controls against poaching were vetoed.

• Monday, November 10th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Argentine consulate broken in; Chilean Institute promotes Antarctica; AIDS case causes alarm in Punta Arenas; Antarctica XXI takes off December.

• Friday, November 7th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

  Headlines:
  Hansen is elected; 1982 veterans arrive today; Ship's register grows; Cruise season starts; Falklands oil exploration geologist dies.

• Friday, October 31st 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines: Q2 in Montevideo November 4; British college students explore southern Chile; Red tide warning.

• Friday, October 31st 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines: Poachers' job about to become tougher; Annual catch entitlement trading goes online; Chilean exporters concerned with US regulations; Spanish deep-sea fleet requests government aid; Spanish fleet reduced 3.4% in 2002; Spain wooing African countries for potential fisheries; Record catch of poachers in Australian waters.

• Friday, October 31st 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Bingham wins in Supreme Court; £78,000 calcified seaweed machine disassembled; Sir Ranulph's marathon effort in the Falklands; Council questions; Islanders at meeting; Walking for veterans.

• Thursday, October 30th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Colto's Rogue Gallery.

  The new face of IUU fishing for toothfish.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Toothfish poaching top of CCAMLR meeting agenda; Spain remains in first position as Argentine fish buyer; Fisheries protocol with Cape Verde extended; Korean businessmen express their interest in Vigo; 'World Pelagics' conference launches 'Fish Africa 2003'; Farmed salmon escape causes chaos in the X Region; EU overexploits African waters, says WWF;ICES hake ban could moor Galician thirty vessels;

• Wednesday, October 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  DAP presents Havilland Dash-7

  Punta Arenas based DAP airlines officially presented this Monday its latest acquisition, the 50 seats Havilland Dash-7 that will be combining air and sea cruises to Antarctica.