Fisheries

• Wednesday, July 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine half year fisheries exports drop 17% in volume

  Argentina exported 270,558 tons of fish and shellfish equivalents to 517.5 million US dollars during the first half of 2007. This represents a 17% drop in volume and 8% in value, compared to the same period last year, reported the National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA).

• Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Record harvest in Illex squid fishery

  

  Wide fluctuations in Falkland Illex squid numbers in the last 20 years have been linked to an increased environmental variability in the Southwest Atlantic along with heavy commercial fishing.

• Sunday, July 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Striking fishermen in Patagonia agree truce until Wednesday

  

  Striking fishermen in Patagonia who caused considerable damage to several processing plants which they torched last Friday accepted mediation in the conflict from the provincial government of Santa Cruz.

• Saturday, July 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Rampaging fishermen set six plants on fire in Santa Cruz

  

  Striking Argentine fishermen in Patagonia rampaged and set on fire property and vehicles belonging to several of the companies in conflict, two of them Spanish. The serious incident took place in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz province, 520 kilometers from where President Nestor Kirchner and his candidate wife were on an official event.

• Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Sea trials for Comodoro Rivadavia bio-fuel powered fishing vessel

  

  The first fishing vessel powered with bio-fuel, a mix of micro Patagonian algae with hake and squid residue, set to sea from Comodoro Rivadavia this week reports the Argentine press.

• Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Salmon sea lice “Caligus” outbreak confirmed in Chilean farms

  Chile's government has acknowledged for the first time that sea lice – parasitic crustaceans that affect both wild and farmed fish – are causing serious problems for the country's lucrative farmed salmon industry.

• Thursday, July 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Shocking results from albatross survey at Bird Islands

  

  DESPITE the achievements of the well managed South Georgia longline fishery, which has succeeded in reducing mortality of seabirds to almost zero, a new diet sampling programme at Bird Island has highlighted the shocking extent of longline hook ingestion by wandering albatrosses.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina tightens controls on squid fishery companies

  Taking advantage of the abundance of squid, in spite of poor international prices, Argentina has decided to implement stricter controls on companies involved in the squid fisheries.

• Friday, July 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Scientists surprised by giant squid found on Tasmania

  

  Australian zoologists say it remains a mystery how a 200-kilogram giant squid came to be washed up on Tasmania's west coast. The squid was found by a member of the public on a beach near Strahan early this week.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chubut new fisheries bill contemplates long term licences

  

  Patagonian province Chubut passed a new General maritime fishing bill to regulate fishing activities which also contemplates long term fishing licences subject to development projects by the beneficiaries.