Fisheries

Monday, October 27th 2025 - 18:23 UTC
Falklands Government signs contracts for construction of new Port Facility

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?

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

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 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 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.
Friday, September 19th 2025 - 20:10 UTC
Falklands, Loligo Season closes a week earlier to conserve stock levels

The Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department has issued a closure notice for the second Loligo season, which will end at 23:59 today, Friday, 19 September.
Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 12:41 UTC
Falklands: Successful Maritime Recovery Takes Place

The yacht LA MARGUERITE, which departed Stanley on Sunday, got into difficulties yesterday afternoon shortly after entering Argentine waters to the southwest of the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Unregulated overfishing in South Atlantic waters has predatory effects

A large fleet of Asian fishing vessels, primarily from China, is overfishing squid in unregulated international waters off the coast of Argentina, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 19:52 UTC
New study links squid abundance around Falklands to ocean conditions

A new study has developed an innovative model to forecast the abundance of Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) in the Falkland Islands region, highlighting how environmental variability drives key fluctuations in this vital resource.