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Montevideo, January 7th 2026 - 14:00 UTC

Fisheries

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentina reschedules Illex squid season timing, catches begin 9th January 2026

    The squid calendar approved, has been tiered as defined by the technical report from INIDEP (Argentina’s Fisheries Research Institute)

    Argentina’s jigger lobby has managed to anticipate the beginning of the squid season, advancing the date to next 9 January. According to reports from Mar del Plata, the anticipation of the Argentine squid season 2026 was again adjusted following a letter sent by the Chamber of Argentine Jiggers, CAPA, requesting a review of the Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, Act 33/2025 linked to the beginning of operations south of South latitude parallel 44.

  • Sunday, December 7th 2025 - 18:27 UTC

    South Georgia’s changing ocean currents affect the rich marine ecosystem

    The article by Joanna Zanker was published in “Progress in Oceanography” under the heading. Sub-Antarctic fjord circulation and associated icefish larval retention in a changing climate

    Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia's fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island's rich marine ecosystem and is an important prey species for seals and penguins.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 08:30 UTC

    Fortuna completes acquisition of the Ocean Fish Group

    The Board of Fortuna Ltd are delighted to announce the acquisition of the Ocean Fish Group, as of 25th November 2025. Ownership of the Company is a further step towards growing Fortuna’s wider fishing and maritime-related interests.

  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 08:41 UTC

    Chinese fishing fleet raises concerns in Chile

    The Chinese fleet is not retreating; it is merely reorganizing

    The presence of the Chinese fishing fleet off the Pacific coast of South America has evolved to a permanent event, its structural operation dramatically reshaping geopolitical and environmental balances in Chile.

  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 18:23 UTC

    Falklands Government signs contracts for construction of new Port Facility

    The current FIPASS structure dating back to after the Falklands war, and with an expiring date in 2028

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced the signing of key contracts marking a major milestone in the delivery of a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, a critical project that will replace the ageing FIPASS structure and play a vital role in the Islands’ economic future.

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Chinese fishing near Chilean waters on the rise?

    China's Embassy in Santiago denied the allegations

    The Chilean Navy has detected a significant surge in activity by Chinese-flagged fishing vessels operating near the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), prompting concerns about potential illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:21 UTC

    Falklands, visit from Shetland salmon expert

    John Goodlad, expert advisor on seafood investment funds and three times author, spoke about his latest publication, ‘Food from the Sea: The Future of Seafood’.

    Shetlands’ author and former fish farmer John Goodlad visited the Falklands this week to give a public talk, at the invitation of Unity Marine (*). The expert advisor for two seafood investment funds and three times author, spoke about his latest publication, ‘Food from the Sea: The Future of Seafood’. Falklands TV talked with him about his experiences and views on the future of sustainable seafood and the potential for salmon farming in the Falklands.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:16 UTC

    Salmon Free Falklands fact-finding trip to the Faroe Islands

    Salmon floating pens at sea where fish is grown

    Salmon farming was once again a topic of conversation last week, both in Stanley and further afield in the Faroe Islands. A small delegation from Salmon Free Falklands recently spent a week in the Faroes, intent on gathering facts and figures, and listening to local expert opinions about the industry there.

  • Monday, October 6th 2025 - 08:39 UTC

    South Georgia invitation to Tender for a UK flagged Fisheries Protection Vessel

    The FPV will be required to fulfil a multi-purpose role in the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean, with primary functions including patrol and fisheries protection (Pic GSGSSI)

    The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) invites tenders for the Time Charter of a UK-flagged Patrol, Security and Fisheries Protection Vessel (FPV).

  • Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 08:20 UTC

    Falklands, “knowledge gap” with the Loligo fishery, environmentally sensitive

    The second Loligo squid season in the Falkland Islands fishery has been brought to an early close, finishing around a week sooner than expected. The daily monitoring of the catch showed the biomass had reached the minimum threshold required to safeguard the long-term sustainability of the stock.

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