Fisheries

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exports down 8,4% in 2022; exchange rate policy hindered sales overseas

  

  Argentine fisheries exports dropped 8,4% last year, to US$ 1,804bn because of lower prices and a retraction in demand from the main markets, according to Capeca, the Chamber of fishing vessels' annual report. Not to mention the Argentine monetary policy with the great exchange rate gap between the official US dollar price and the free market.

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• Monday, January 16th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Chilean navy reports some 100 jiggers have crossed from the Pacific to the South Atlantic

  

  Over a hundred jiggers have crossed from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Magellan Strait reports the Chilean navy responsible for monitoring and safe navigation along the waterway.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Falklands' Loligo squid licenses prices climb 12% for the coming season beginning 26 February

  

  As the vessels catching Loligo squid leave Spain for the Falkland Islands, a leading newspaper from Vigo, closely linked to the Galician fishing industry lobby, El Faro de Vigo, praises the management of the Falklands fisheries, and catch results, but also complains about the cost of licenses, particularly since Falklands' Loligo entering the European Union is subject to tariffs. The piece on Falklands fisheries follows,

• Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 - 23:02 UTC

  Not bananas: shrimp now Ecuador's second-most-exported product

  

  After a steady growth since 2018, shrimp has taken over as Ecuador's second-most exported item behind oil, thus toppling bananas from a notch they had held for quite a while, it was reported in Quito.

• Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  SAERI: Climate change resilience in the Falklands Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

  

  The Falkland Islands (FI) historically lacked herbivorous mammals. The introduction of grazing animals has led to vegetation changes and soil erosion. The impact of these changes on wetland and aquatic habitats is not well-understood; limited past research suggests that water quality may remain fairly natural and is largely influenced by sea salt deposition and humic acids from peat runoff. Some studies, however, have shown evidence of human impacts, such as elevated nutrient concentrations in some ponds.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 12:32 UTC

  Non native species commercial farming back in the Falklands debate

  

  Responding to a question submitted by Sally Poncet, MLA Teslyn Barkman confirmed at the public meeting last week that there was no draft legislation to ban open pen large-scale salmon farming.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Strong reaction from Argentine squid industry against some Patagonia ports willing to service Chinese fleet

  

  A strong reaction from the Argentine squid industry following news published in Buenos Aires media indicated some Patagonian port were considering, and could be prepared to service the Chinese jigger fleet operating in mile 201 of the Argentine EEZ.

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:29 UTC

  US sanctions Chinese companies and owners for human rights abuses and illegal fishing

  

  United States imposed sanctions on Chinese companies, including Nasdaq-listed Pingtan Marine Enterprises, Ltd., over what Washington says are human rights abuses linked to Beijing's illegal fishing.

• Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exports drop in volume and income in ten months of 2022

  

  Argentine fisheries exports during the first ten months of the year reached 408.233 tons and US$ 1,568bn with a drop both on average in volume and income of 9,5% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the stats made public by CAPECA, the Argentine //fishing vessel owners organization.

• Tuesday, December 6th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  A 150,000 people petition urging the EU to protect the welfare of fish

  

  A petition asking for new standards to protect the welfare of fish signed by more than 150,000 people, was handed on Monday to the European Commission. It comes ahead of a full revision of animal welfare legislation announced by the Commission in May 2020 as part of the EU farm and Fork strategy and Compassion in World Farming wants to ensure that farmed fish welfare standards are included.