Fisheries

• Sunday, April 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina tightening poaching control in South Atlantic

  

  Argentina is beefing up patrolling in the South Atlantic to catch poachers and prevent the 201 mile plus “hundreds of vessels” from intruding into Argentine waters, report two journalists from Clarín who were invited on board a coast guard vessel on duty in the zone.

• Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean salmon industry reacts to NY Times allegations

  

  The Chilean salmon industry rejected on Tuesday to an article from The New York Times which claims that local farmers use hormones to speed growth and antibiotics to deal with the infectious anemia, ISA, outbreak.

• Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine squid industry demands research cruises

  

  Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has formally requested an immediate alternative for the annual scientific cruises to assess the biomass of squid (Illex argentinus), data considered essential for the management of the fisheries.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Australia considering new anti illegal fishing legislation

  

  New legislation granting the Canberra government more power to crack down on illegal fishing was introduced to the Australian parliament last week by Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Senators ask for tougher measures against salmon virus

  

  Chilean Senators are calling on authorities to take tougher measures toward preventing the ongoing spread of Infectious Salmon Anemia, ISA, a highly contagious fish virus that has caused major problems for Chile's 2.2.billion US dollars farmed industry.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Incredible scientific finds in Ross Sea cruise survey

  

  Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of Antarctic waters close to New Zealand were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish, and fields of ”sea lilies

• Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Herbivorous fish can help save the Great Barrier Reef corals

  

  A healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change, pollution, over fishing and other threats. Australian scientists found that some fish act as “lawnmowers”, keeping coral free of kelp and unwanted algae.

• Monday, March 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  US vessel to survey Argentine waters

  

  The Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) unanimously decided to authorise the US-flagged Nathaniel Palmer for “[the undertaking of] marine scientific research activities in maritime areas subject to sovereign or national jurisdiction.”

• Thursday, March 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  A dolphin saves two stranded whales in New Zealand beach

  

  A dolphin has come to the rescue of two whales which had become stranded on a beach in New Zealand. Conservation officer Malcolm Smith told the BBC that he and a group of other people had tried in vain for an hour and a half to get the whales to sea.

• Monday, March 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean salmon industry faces new challenge

  

  An association of 16 fishermen groups from Chilean Patagonia is calling on President Michelle Bachelet to freeze expansion of Chile's lucrative but environmentally-suspect farmed salmon industry.