Fisheries

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 23:37 UTC

  Chagos archipielago MPS, doubles protected area of world’s oceans

  

  British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced last week the creation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). The move doubles the total officially protected area of the world's oceans.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 21:05 UTC

  Chilean fisheries exports and domestic sales down 46% in first quarter

  

  Fishing production in Chile’s central south BioBio region (Region VIII) is still reeling in the aftermath of the Feb. 27 earthquake and tsunami.

• Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 02:20 UTC

  Argentine hake landings confirm lack of fisheries management

  

  Latest official data from Argentina’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sub-secretariat indicates that 41.163 tons of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) were landed in Argentine ports between 1 January and 29 March. This is 33.5% less than in the same quarter of 2009 when 61.886 tons were unloaded.

• Monday, April 5th 2010 - 12:12 UTC

  Argentina: Positive assessment of trade mission to China

  

  The head of the Argentine Fisheries Subsecretariat, Norberto Yauhar, assures that the assessment of his recent trip to China was very positive, and that “the objective of the trade mission was reached and, in many cases, surpassed expectations.”

• Friday, March 26th 2010 - 03:48 UTC

  Agreement would allow Chinese jiggers to operate from Argentine ports

  

  Norberto Yahuar, Argentina’s Fisheries Under Secretary is currently in China to advance on a fisheries cooperation agreement which would open Argentine ports to Chinese trawlers and jiggers while Beijing would lower tariffs to Argentine produce.

• Friday, March 26th 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Falklands’ fishery back to normal says Director

  

  Falklands’ fishery catches have returned to a more normal level in 2010, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton on Thursday.

• Monday, March 22nd 2010 - 23:39 UTC

  Argentine hake fishery and markets at risk because of over-fishing, says NGO

  

  Argentina could lose 40% of its fish market if hake (Merluccius hubbsi) captures do not follow new requirements imposed by the European Union (EU) to import fish and shellfish, warned the Wild Life Foundation Argentina, (FVSA).

• Friday, March 19th 2010 - 00:12 UTC

  Proposal to ban Atlantic bluefin tuna international trade rejected

  

  A proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting. Thursday's decision occurred after Japan, Canada and many poor nations opposed the measure on the grounds it would devastate fishing economies.

• Thursday, March 18th 2010 - 02:15 UTC

  Faklands implements second plan to reduce seabird mortality in trawling fishery

  

  The Falkland Islands recently adopted their second Plan of Action to reduce seabird mortality due to trawling activity. The first plan of action was approved in 2004 following the work of SAST (Seabird at Sea Team), a collaborative project between Falklands Conservation and RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

• Tuesday, March 16th 2010 - 02:03 UTC

  Argentine scientists research bio-diesel production from micro-algae

  

  A team of Argentine researchers from the National Technological University of Mar del Plata (UTN) is working on a research project to produce bio-diesel from marine micro-algae, with the aim of developing economically viable and environmentally sustainable processes.