Fisheries

• Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 11:14 UTC

  US accuses China of IUU fishing; Beijing hits back, “a complete political manipulation”

  

  Beijing described the US' designation of China for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as “a complete political manipulation”. Last week the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, in which the US designated China as one of the seven nations and entities for IUU fishing.

• Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

  South Georgia celebrates Toothfish Day; marks the end of Dissostichus eleginoides', fishing season

  

  Toothfish Day is a public holiday celebrated in the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is annually on 4th September, but if that falls on a weekend it may be observed on a weekday.

• Monday, September 4th 2023 - 07:38 UTC

  Brexit tariffs, not the EU’s Malvinas blunder, are the real issue worrying Falkland Islanders

  

  Boris Johnson’s deal made no provision for exports from the UK overseas territories
  
  By Teslyn Barkman (*) – In July, a joint communiqué signed in Brussels by 60 European Union and Latin American nations referred to the Falkland Islands as the “Islas Malvinas” despite last-minute attempts by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly to persuade them to drop the reference.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 13:38 UTC

  Consistent decline of biomass forces Falklands early closure of Loligo season

  

  The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department (FIFD) conducted a pre-season survey for the winter Loligo ‘X’ licence season, working in close partnership with local companies. The survey results showed the lowest winter pre-season survey biomass estimates since 2008, a total of 19,859 tons.

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:06 UTC

  Brazil limits the purchase of Argentine hake: twenty companies under “Import Alert Regime”

  

  Argentina is taking steps to ease the entry of hake into the Brazilian market following the placement of twenty companies under the “Import Alert Regime” in May. In recent decades, Brazil’s role as an importer of specific animal products, particularly fish and dairy items, has been growing.

• Saturday, August 5th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Falklands fishing industry financing vital support for the Lighthouse Seafarers Mission

  

  Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, (FIFCA) in partnership with the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has reached an agreement it is hoped will provide long-term financial security to the Lighthouse Seafarers Mission.

• Friday, August 4th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Supreme Court rules Falklands aquaculture will undergo judicial review

  

  The decision of the Executive Council made on March 29, 2022, to not allow large-scale aquaculture in the Falkland Islands is to undergo a judicial review following a judgment by Chief Justice James Lewis after a preliminary hearing in the Supreme Court on July 28, with the judgment delivered on August 3.

• Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  EU/Morocco fisheries protocol expires; Spanish trawlers the main losers

  

  As of this Monday, 17 July, European trawlers will no longer be able to fish off the Moroccan coast since the fisheries protocol is over, and renewing the protocol will be complicated since Morocco is seeking to secure a more advantageous deal.

• Tuesday, June 27th 2023 - 11:09 UTC

  Falklands war: Medals for Galician sailors forcibly turned into the crew of a spy vessel monitoring UK Task Force

  

  The Argentine consulate in Vigo, Spain held a ceremony to acknowledge the valor and dedication of two Galician sailors from Vigo and Cangas who were forcibly recruited into the Falklands conflict, 41 years ago, by the Argentine navy when they were about to begin their fishing season in the South Atlantic on board the vessel Usurbil.

• Wednesday, June 21st 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Iceland suspends whale hunting until August 32; public opinion supports decision

  

  The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards.