Fisheries

• 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.

• Monday, March 15th 2010 - 18:18 UTC

  Falklands’ on shore Loligo containerisation to improve quality and create jobs

  

  For the first time a whole season’s catch of Loligo Squid will be containerised in the Falkland Islands, an experiment set to improve the product quality and meet world export demands plus generating on-value added activities in the Islands.

• Saturday, March 13th 2010 - 00:09 UTC

  Brussels approves Uruguayan fish industry sanitary standards

  

  The European Commission (EC) has ruled that the controls carried out by Uruguayan sanitary authorities guarantee the “adequate standards” demanded by Community norms for imported seafood products.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2010 - 22:33 UTC

  Russian company sets up sturgeon farm in Argentina to produce caviar

  

  The Russian company Sturgeon & Caviar is set to begin in coming weeks the production of caviar in the Argentine northern province of La Rioja according to local government sources.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2010 - 07:39 UTC

  Brazil implements sardine conservation awareness program

  

  Sardine has long been a staple food for many Brazilian families and 100.000 tons were unloaded in Brazilian ports during 2009, mostly in the states of Rio do Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo. However there are growing risks of over-fishing and an awareness plan has been implemented.