Fisheries

Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Falklands' salmon farming reignites: application for judicial review

The controversy surrounding the possibility of salmon industrial farming, and its environmental impact, has reignited in the Falkland Islands.
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Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:11 UTC
Norwegian catches for UK Fish and chips, and the price now averages £9

The soaring price of the UK staple fish and chips has become a national controversy from the moment a portion of the dish in Somerset can cost as much as £14, while the UK average is £9, according to the ONS, reports BBC. But, the 19% increase has nothing to do with profiteering, the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) says.
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Friday, May 5th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Falklands preparing farewell to the last FPV Protegat replaced by FPV Lilibet

The Falkland Islands Government is preparing a very fond farewell to FPV Protegat, her crew and all at Galfishing Ltd following the completion of their contract to provide the fishery patrol vessel for the Falkland Islands. Precisely this month the state of the art FPV Lilibet, after a long trip from Vietnam, where she was built, has taken over the patrolling tasks in the Islands EEZ.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 11:26 UTC
Chile keeps track of the Chinese jigger fleet crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific

The Chilean Navy and the country's National Fisheries Service, Sernapesca, reported that they are keeping track of the “devastating” Chinese fleet sailing from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans and currently sailing north along the Chilean coast line, after ending its squid season.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2023 - 10:46 UTC
South Atlantic Fisheries Enforcement with the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority

Without effective enforcement at sea, impunity and associated unlawful activities in the waters around the Falkland Islands threaten not just wider ocean conservation but the responsible management and value of the natural resources.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Fisheries Patrol Vessel Lilibet formally handed over to the Falklands Government

On Wednesday 26 April the brand new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet was formally handed over to the Falkland Islands Government and will assume her duties on Monday 1 May 2023.
Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 08:52 UTC
Round the world solo sailor thanks Falklands waters Taiwanese fishing vessel for his rescue

BBC Radio Shropshire is reporting that a round-the-world sailor who was hurt and stranded when his boat was damaged in a storm to the northeast of the Falkland Islands has praised the crew of a fishing vessel who rescued him.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Guidance on CCAMLR Fisheries for British registered vessels fishing for profit

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has published the Guidance for people planning to fish with UK-registered vessels in waters administered under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:38 UTC
Brazilian fish exports, mainly fresh water tilapia increased 15% in 2022

Brazil’s fish export revenue increased by 15% last year, reaching a record of US$23.8 million, according to a report by Embrapa Pesca e Aquiculture in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Aquaculture (Peixe BR). Tilapia shipments, which accounted for 98% of the total, increased by 28% to US$23.2 million.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:40 UTC
Canada's Cooke Inc, taking over 80% of Nueva Pescanova package

The Galician banking corporation Abanca confirmed it had sold most of the fishing processing conglomerate of Nueva Pescanova to the Canadian corporation Cooke Seafood Inc.<br />
Nueva Pescanova is the name of the defunct Galician Pescanova company recovered by Abanca, after it surfaced the company was indebted in over 500 million US dollars which ended with several of the original owners jailed for fraud and fake accountancy.