Fisheries

• Thursday, November 18th 2010 - 11:50 UTC

  Spain expects to benefit from EC 2011 fishing quotas for hake

  

  For 2011, the European Commission (EC) intends to maintain fishing quotas for hake in the waters of the North (Gran Sol and North Sea) and increase catches by 15 per cent in waters of the South (from the Bay of Biscay to the Gulf of Cadiz, including the coasts of Galicia and Portugal).

• Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 19:04 UTC

  Uruguay to investigate “suspicious” fires in Korean jiggers docked in Montevideo

  

  Uruguay has ordered an in depth investigation to all fires in fishing vessels occurred in the port of Montevideo since 2008 following a second incident in two days, Monday and Wednesday early dawn, involving a Korean flagged trawler and a now jigger.

• Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 16:55 UTC

  EC announces 2011 TAC with fishing cuts proposals for 64 species

  

  The European Commission (EC) has proposed fishing cuts for 64 species after having announced the new total allowable catch (TAC) for 2011 and fishing effort levels in the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and international waters regulated by regional fisheries management organizations.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2010 - 12:05 UTC

  New species of squid discovered in the southern Indian Ocean

  

  A new species of squid has been discovered by scientists during a research cruise in the southern Indian Ocean. The 70cm-long specimen is a large member of the chiroteuthid family.

• Friday, November 12th 2010 - 13:32 UTC

  Falklands present at China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Dalian

  

  Falkland Islands and South Georgia took their place in a world class fisheries exhibition in China last week.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:44 UTC

  ISA virus outbreak detected on salmon farm in southern Chile

  

  SERNAPESCA, Chile’s national marine fisheries service, has declared an Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak on a salmon farm in the Magallanes Region (XII).

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 22:42 UTC

  Argentina squid landings up 14.9% compared to Jan-Oct 2009

  

  Fisheries landings in Argentine ports totalled 594,949.9 ton inn the first ten months of 2010, which is 3.1% higher than in the same period a year ago, when landings reached 576,623.7 tons. The slight increase was due largely to improved catches of squid (Illex argentinus).

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 08:04 UTC

  Falklands’ fishing industry concerned with levels of rock cod discarded

  

  More than 15,000 tonnes of rock cod has been discarded so far this year from the Falkland Islands finfish fisheries. Rock cod has taken over from Southern Blue Whiting as the key finfish species in local waters, but such high volumes of waste are a concern for industry regulators.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:17 UTC

  South Georgia ice-fish fishery awarded ecosystem-friendly certification

  

  Following a 21-month independent assessment, the South Georgia ice-fish fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2010 - 23:32 UTC

  First global guidelines for aquaculture certification adopted at FAO

  

  The first global guidelines for aquaculture certification have been adopted by the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the Committee on Fisheries, part of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Over 50 countries attended the meeting of the sub-committee, which is the only global intergovernmental forum discussing aquaculture development.