Fisheries

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 16:37 UTC

  Rare glimpse into the (promiscuous?) sex life of California deep sea squid

  

  Scientists have gained a rare glimpse into the sex life of the mysterious deep-sea squid. By studying footage taken by underwater vehicles, US researchers have found that this rarely seen creature will often engage in same-sex mating.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 23:23 UTC

  Deep sea fishing is ‘unsustainable’; efforts should concentrate on ‘productive local waters’

  

  A team of marine scientists is urging an end to most commercial fishing in the deep sea and instead recommending fishing in more productive and local waters. In their analysis published online in the journal ‘Marine Policy’, the team shows that all deep-sea fisheries are unsustainable.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 18:49 UTC

  Four seriously injured when Korean fishing vessel catches fire in Montevideo

  

  Four crewmen seriously injured and a total loss was the result of a fire that broke out Thursday night in a Korean flagged fishing vessel docked in the port of Montevideo and was still burning Friday morning.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:01 UTC

  King crabs found on the edge of Antarctica as a result of warming waters

  

  King crabs have been found on the edge of Antarctica, probably as a result of warming in the region, scientists say. Writing in the journal Proceedings B, scientists report a large, reproductive population of crabs in the Palmer Deep, a basin cut in the continental shelf.

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 22:22 UTC

  Squid season over in the Argentina/Uruguay common fishing zone

  

  The Argentine/Uruguay Joint Technical Commission for Maritime Front (CTMFM) ordered on Wednesday 31 August the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishing season in the Common Fishing Zone.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 21:01 UTC

  Argentina lowers export tariffs for processed hake, shrimp and squid

  

  Argentina lowered fisheries’ export tariffs to all processed goods made out of hake, squid and shrimp. The measure applies for six months and makes effective the promise from Economy Minister Amado Boudou earlier in the month.

• Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:37 UTC

  Falklands claims Argentina responsible for ending Southern Blue Whiting fishery

  

  Argentina contributes for the destruction of the species Southern Blue Whiting in the South West Atlantic claim Falkland Islands Fisheries Department scientists and fishing company executives.

• Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:29 UTC

  Falklands’ Illex: one good season does not transform an industry

  

  Despite a relatively buoyant 2011 Illex fishing season and “some optimism for the future,” one jigging company went out of business and others had problems finding the funds to pay licence fees said The Falkland Islands Director of Fisheries John Barton.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 12:47 UTC

  Invasive Asian mollusc advances along Argentine coast threatening food chain

  

  An invasive Asian mollusc, Rapana Venosa, is rapidly expanding along the Argentine coastline threatening local ecosystems and fishing activities according to Argentine marine biologists from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Conicet.

• Saturday, August 6th 2011 - 00:15 UTC

  Falklands refuses refund request from fishing companies on ‘value of catch’

  

  Some fishing companies are feeling “a bit hard done by” having been caught out by a change in the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department refunds policy implemented for 2011, said Director of Fisheries John Barton.