Fisheries

• Friday, July 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Hundreds of penguin chicks swept ashore in Rio do Janeiro

  Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and the South Atlantic are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said on Friday.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina re-implants export benefits to help fishing industry

  

  Argentina re-established benefits to fisheries exports to the tune of 20 million US dollars annually according to reports in the Buenos Aires press. Benefits range from 1% to 10% depending on the added value to the exported product.

• Monday, July 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland: Illex stocks hit the top for third year in a row

  

  AS the saying goes, you can sometimes have too much of a good thing. High catches of illex taken in the Southwest Atlantic in the last two years flooded the world market and caused a significant drop in squid prices. Together with rocketing fuel costs many fishing companies have struggled to make their fishing profitable.

• Thursday, July 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Climate change will have “major impact” on fishing industry

  

  Climate change is already impacting the world's oceans and will have serious consequences for the hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

• Tuesday, July 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands “Dumbarton Castle” plaque donated to the Burgh

  The donation of an eight-foot name plaque from Fisheries Patrol HMS Dumbarton Castle to the Burgh has been described as a “great honor”, according to the Dumbarton Reporter in an article written by Andrew Gibson.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Magallanes: dispute over the origin of salmon disease

  Although it is now certain that at least one salmon farm in southern Chile's Magallanes (Region XII) has tested positive for Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA), what is not yet clear is how the debilitating disease made it to Chile's southernmost region.

• Monday, June 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile: Whale meet ends with peace agenda

  

  The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has ended with member governments agreeing to try and resolve their differences.

• Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Whaling meeting tries to freeze and delay divisive issues

  

  The International Whaling Commission voted down Thursday a request by indigenous Greenland fishermen to kill 10 humpback whales a year. IWC is holding its annual assembly for the first time in Santiago de Chile.

• Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: Fisheries exports register declines in volume, value

  Argentina exported 190,446 tonnes of fish and shellfish worth USD 371.4 million in the first five months of 2008, indicate statistics released by the National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA). These figures represent an 11.2 per cent fall in volume and a 9.7 per cent drop in value compared to the same period last year when 214,373 tonnes were exported for USD 411.3 million.

• Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Compromise on whale hunting still has not surfaced

  A divided International Whaling Commission opened its annual conference in Chile on Monday with hope for a compromise on whale hunting, which continues around the world, spearheaded by Japan, despite a 22-year commercial ban.