Fisheries

Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
South Korean breaks knocks out whale meat racket ring

Police have broken an illegal whale poaching racket, confiscating more than 50 tons of Minke meat in the largest seizure of its kind in South Korea, an official in Seoul said Saturday.
Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Japanese whalers warn Greenpeace pursuer activists

Japanese whalers have warned Greenpeace activists pursuing their fleet in the Southern Ocean against illegal and dangerous interference to the hunt. Greenpeace protest ship Esperanza has located the fleet of six ships conducting so-called scientific whaling and is pursuing the main vessel Nisshin Maru.
Tuesday, January 8th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Australia to begin sea-air surveillance of Japanese whalers

Australia will begin sea- and air-based surveillance of Japan's whaling fleet this week foreign affairs minister Stephen Smith announced this week. Australia's center-left Labor government anticipated it would step up action to block Japan from its annual whale hunt, including sending a surveillance plane and a customs ship to gather evidence for a possible international legal challenge.
Monday, January 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Bluefin tuna sells for 202 US dollars a kilo in Tokyo market

A Hong Kong sushi restaurant owner paid a record 55.700 US dollars for a massive blue-fin tuna in the first auction of the year at the world's largest fish market in Tokyo, an official and media reports said.
Monday, January 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' vessel survives beaching on North West Island

Falkland Islands coastal vessel, Tamar, survived unscathed a beaching on Bold Rocks at Keppel Island on North West Falklands on Saturday morning.
Sunday, January 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
St Helena longliner adrift in Antarctica rescued by USAF

A St Helena registered longliner stranded in the Ross Sea in Antarctica for two weeks is expected to leave the area sometime on Monday.
Sunday, January 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Rescued Chilean factory vessel arrives in Punta Areas

Pulled by a high seas tug the Chilean flagged fishing vessel, stranded close to Antarctic waters for several days, finally arrived late Saturday to the city of Punta Arenas, from where she regularly operates.
Sunday, January 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
“Argos Georgia” restarts engine and ready to begin fishing

The disabled St. Helena flagged longliner “Argos Georgia” adrift in the Ross Sea off Antarctica's northern coast for fifteen days restarted its engine early Monday and may resume fishing, a crew member said.
Friday, January 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile Fisheries Council sets catch quotas for 2008

The National Fisheries Council established global catch quotas for 2008 at a meeting held at the offices of the Subsecretariat of Fisheries (SUBPESCA) in Valparaiso in mid-December.
Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina: 2008 hake quota cut 20% to 270.000 tons

The Argentine Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGP&A) authorised a TAC of 270,000 tonnes of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) for this year -- a 20.5 per cent or 70,000 tonne cut compared to the quota fixed for 2007, which amounted to 340,000 tonnes.