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Montevideo, September 2nd 2026 - 14:57 UTC

Fisheries

  • Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    The Falklands close the second Loligo squid season three days after reopening it

    The text describes the measure as precautionary and aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the fishery

    The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Thursday the closure of the second Loligo squid season due to low biomass levels, just three days after fishing had resumed following a two-week pause.

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  • Wednesday, August 19th 2026 - 10:01 UTC

    Falklands consolidates the future of its economy in the fishing and hydrocarbons industries

    In late 2025 Fortuna Ltd acquired Ocean Fish Group, a fishing and processing company based in Cornwall, England.

    The Falklands Planning and Building Committee has approved two projects tied to the sectors that underpin the Islands' economy: fishing and hydrocarbons.

  • Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 23:05 UTC

    Falklands pause Loligo squid fishing for two weeks over low biomass

    The decision was taken after consultation with the industry and reflects, according to the official statement, a shared view that a temporary cessation is the most appropriate course of action

    The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Wednesday that fishing within the Loligo Box will be paused for around two weeks as a precautionary measure, following low Loligo squid biomass in the area.

  • Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 20:18 UTC

    Argentina joins FAO treaty against illegal fishing, tightening control in the South Atlantic

    The area is cut across by the sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands

    Argentina on July 17 enacted the law approving its accession to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a significant step for fisheries governance in the southwest Atlantic. The treaty, in force since 2016, is the only binding international instrument specifically designed to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

  • Thursday, July 2nd 2026 - 09:55 UTC

    A Spanish investigation tracks how Asia's squid fleet is upending the South Atlantic market

    Spain controls much of the world's Loligo squid catch, mainly through the roughly 16 licences granted by the Falklands to fish in their waters, with catches close to 50,000 tons a year

    An international investigation published by the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, with an extensive interactive report, describes how the expansion of Asian fishing fleets in international waters —mainly Chinese— has transformed the global market for frozen squid, with a direct impact on the European fleet and consequences for fishing in the South Atlantic, one of the main sources of income for the Falklands.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:05 UTC

    Falklands, dates confirmed for salmon-farming public consultation

    Public meetings will feature presentations from Hatch and MEP, the authors of the socio-economic, environmental and legislative reports

    The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed the timetable for the forthcoming public consultation on salmon-farming. A two-week program of public engagement events will begin on 27 July 2026, including public meetings in Stanley and Goose Green, alongside a series of drop-in sessions held throughout the period.

  • Wednesday, June 24th 2026 - 09:46 UTC

    Falklands, lower catch from the Illex squid season; concern with fuel costs

    Dr. Winter pointed out fo fuel costs but however said that the Islands should not expect a big decline in the fleet from what we are hearing,

    The illex squid fishing season in the Falklands Islands officially closed this Monday although many vessels had left by early June. The season was marked by rising fuel prices and catches well below the ten year average, however the Falkland Islands Fisheries department and the Fishing Companies Association, FIFCA, say the low catch is not an immediate cause for concern.

  • Sunday, June 21st 2026 - 21:25 UTC

    Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters

    The vessels operate under the Argentine flag and Argentine rules, but their controlling capital is Chinese.

    Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milko Schvartzman, published by the outlet Infobae. The study states that 53 of the 84 jigger vessels that catch the species under the national flag have Chinese companies as owners or “beneficial owners,” based on satellite observations from Global Fishing Watch and the translation of official Chinese documents.

  • Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 07:56 UTC

    Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul

    The foundation warned that, if the current level of exploitation continues, resources that are strategic for the economy could be compromised

    Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.

  • Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 11:53 UTC

    United States revokes visa of former Argentine official over role in illegal Patagonian toothfish case

    The communiqué specified that the sanctions against Ferrara relate to “corrupt activities that facilitated illegal fishing and undermined fair market access for US fishers”

    The US Department of State on Wednesday revoked the visa of former Argentine official Pablo Ferrara Raisberg, former Foreign Ministry representative on the Federal Fisheries Council, over his alleged involvement in an illegal Patagonian toothfish episode that prompted his resignation in 2024. The measure is part of a new policy by the government of Donald Trump under which Washington has restricted the issuance of visas to 24 individuals linked to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in exclusive zones, and also includes Mexican national José Ali Amado.

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