Fisheries

• Wednesday, April 14th 2010 - 07:57 UTC

  Argentine media warns hake fishery heading for a major disaster

  

  The dwindling stock of hubbsi hake in the South Atlantic and the Argentine government’s passive (irresponsible?) attitude anticipates a major fishery disaster points out Buenos Aires La Nación Tuesday edition.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 22:33 UTC

  Argentina opens squid season to the north given poor catches south of parallel 44

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, advanced fifteen days to April 15 the opening of the Illex squid fishery to the north of parallel 44°. The measure was taken after considering petitions from the Argentine Fishing Industry Chamber (CAIPA) and the Council of Argentine Fisheries Firms (CEPA), given the poor catch volumes of squid to the south of parallel 44.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 02:27 UTC

  Chilean tribunal upholds controversial law in support of salmon industry

  

  Chilean salmon industry leaders celebrated the decision by the Constitutional Tribunal (TC) to reject a challenge to the newly passed “Ley de Pesca” (Fishing Law).

• Tuesday, April 13th 2010 - 01:29 UTC

  Research shows Omega-3 may boost diabetics' kidney health

  

  Kidney function improved in type-1 diabetics with the highest average intake of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) versus those who consumed the lower fatty acids intakes, according to the latest issue of the journal Diabetes Care.

• Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 22:34 UTC

  Uruguay Argentina agree hake ban in common fisheries zone

  

  The Joint Technical Commission for the Argentine-Uruguay Maritime Front (CTMFM) established an autumn ban for the common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery in the Common Fishing Zone (ZCP), shared by Argentina and Uruguay. The measure became effective 7 April to 30 June 2010.

• 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.