Fisheries

Monday, June 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN forum spotlights need to manage fish genetic resources

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization called for better policies to conserve fish genetic resources and enhance global food security, warning of the adverse environmental and social impacts of failing to do so.
Thursday, June 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: excellent squid season but weak foreign demand

The current Illex squid season for Argentina has been one of the best in the last five years but exports have not been as dynamic: in the first quarter of this year overseas sales were a modest 37.300 tons, (36 million US dollars) according to Chubut province press reports.
Thursday, June 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands attend Patagonian shelf forum

During late March, Falklands Conservation, as part of Birdlife International, attended the fifth meeting of the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian shelf and areas of influence in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Commercial whaling ban strengthened at Anchorage meeting

Anchorage, United States ÃÂ¢€“ Following last year's ”St. Kitts Declaration”, which mumbled that the moratorium on commercial whaling might not be necessary anymore, the anti-whaling countries have bounced back with a 37-4 vote for a resolution strengthening the commercial whaling ban.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Japan threatens to leave whaling forum

Japan threatened to quit the International Whaling Commission on Thursday after fierce opposition from anti-whaling nations forced it to scrap a proposal to allow four coastal villages to hunt the animals.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Antarctic krill race continues

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has issued four licences to trawl for krill off Antarctica this week. Two licences were given to Aker Biomarine Antarctic AS, and one each to Ervik Marine Services AS and Krill Seaproducts AS. The fishery will take place in areas controlled by Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
Wednesday, May 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Record levels of Illex activity reported in the Falklands

Berkeley Sound in the Falkland Islands, a large natural harbour to the north of Stanley and within relatively easy reach by launch, is where boats fishing within the Islands' Conservation Zones, or on the high seas, come when their freezer holds are full to transfer their catches to larger refrigerated cargo ships or 'reefers'.
Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Vessels quit fishing squid for lack of markets

Abundance in offer added to the lack of new markets and storage space for squid (Illex argentinus) landings, is driving vessels belonging to companies of Galician capital operating in Argentine waters away from the fishery grounds once their cargo space is filled.
Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
International Whaling Commission opens four-day meeting

Subsistence whaling has sustained Alaska native communities for centuries and renewal of their five-year bowhead whale quota is crucial, U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens said Monday at the opening of the International Whaling Commission meeting.
Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Scientists call on WTO to slash fishing subsidies

A group of 125 international marine scientists on Thursday called on the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to push for a global agreement that slashes subsidies paid by many countries to their fishing industries.