Fisheries

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:30 UTC

  Japan’s losses open excellent prospects for Chile’s coho salmon

  

  The March 9 earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of Japan’s profitable salmon industry, but Japan’s loss may be Chile’s gain. <br />
  The catastrophe directly hit the main fishing areas in the provinces of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiaba, destroying 20% of the salmon industry and completely shutting down fishing ports.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  Spanish cooperation program for Uruguayan fishing industry experts

  

  Uruguayan fish industry instructors, technicians and professionals concluded this week a twenty day training course sponsored by Spain’s Ministry of environment, rural and marine affairs, on board the Spanish scientific research vessel Intermares.

• Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 01:07 UTC

  Falklands’ encouraging Illex season: 88 jigging licences issued

  

  Following on from the appearance of what appears to have been more jiggers than normal in Stanley harbour recently, Falkland Islands Director of Natural Resources John Barton says there are some 80 Illex jiggers licensed and fishing in Falkland Islands zones at present, and 88 jigging licences have been issued.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 21:03 UTC

  Critically low oxygen blamed for massive death of fish in South California

  

  Critically low oxygen levels have been measured in a southern Californian harbour after millions of dead fish were washed up in Redondo Beach's marina, close to Los Angeles. A local scientist, Brent Scheiwe, said he took dissolved oxygen level readings in the harbour and found them at almost zero.

• Friday, March 4th 2011 - 22:23 UTC

  Argentina fish landings decline by 30% in first two months of 2011

  

  Argentine fish landings during the first two months of 2011 have dropped 30.4% compared to a year ago totalling 50.749 tons against 72.819 in 2010. Of the total volume, 40.632 tons were fisheries, 5.995 tons, molluscs and 4.121 tons crustaceans, according to the country’s Under Secretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Uruguay’s leading fish processor reacts to abusive “media offensive”

  

  Uruguay’s leading and largest fish processing company Fripur S.A. claimed in full page ads in Montevideo’s newspapers that it is the victim of a “strong media offensive” that “irresponsibly” questions the way in which it processes products that are sold both in Uruguay and overseas.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 03:48 UTC

  Spain ‘closely following’ fishing companies difficulties in port of Montevideo

  

  The Spanish embassy is closely following the difficulties faced by Spanish fishing companies in the port of Montevideo, some of which have decided to stop operating in Uruguay.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 00:57 UTC

  Argentine industry satisfied with first landings from the Illex squid season

  

  The first Argentine jiggers returning to the port of Mar del Plata to land their catches are reporting good volumes of Illex Argentinus and are eager to return to sea, according to the Argentine fisheries news magazine Pescare.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 07:38 UTC

  Spanish fishing vessels abandon Montevideo because of costly labour demands

  

  Fifteen Spanish flagged fishing vessels will no longer operate in Montevideo because labour claims disputes with crew members can include vessel seizures or significant collateral deposits demands by the Uruguayan justice before they can return to sea.

• Monday, February 21st 2011 - 17:16 UTC

  Krill sex caught on camera in 700 metres deep Antarctic waters

  

  In a world first, the sex life of Antarctic Krill in the wild has been caught on camera revealing the shrimp-like creatures are able to mate deeper in the ocean than previously thought.