Fisheries

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 18:07 UTC

  Fish, Trace, Ship – help shape UK Fish Export Service

  

  The United Kingdom Marine Management Organization (MMO) is inviting fishers, merchants, and exporters to help shape changes to the Fish Export Service (FES) to keep seafood exports flowing to Europe from next January.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 17:57 UTC

  WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force; strong support for multilateralism

  

  At a special General Council meeting on 15 September, WTO members celebrated the entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which commits members to curbing billions of dollars in annual spending on the most harmful subsidies that contribute to the depletion of marine fish stocks.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

  Lib-Dems, ICCF.UK and Falklands sponsor Conference on Unregulated Fishing in the South Atlantic

  

  The vitally important issue of unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic will be addressed during a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference next 21st September at the Bournemouth International Center. Full name of the presentation will be, “Protecting the Blue Frontier: Combating unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic.”

• Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

  Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

  

  After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing boats set sail on Thursday, with one captain stating that his crew consisted of “trusted personnel” who were not part of the union's online recruitment effort, as the PIT-CNT unions issued a statement affirming that work would resume with the usual crews.

• Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

  Fishing conflict in Uruguay: armed assemblies and threats amid industry crisis

  

  After nearly 80 days of strikes that paralyzed the fishing season and caused losses of up to US$50 million, Uruguay’s fishing union (Suntma) decided to call off its protest — but in an atmosphere of extreme tension. In recent assemblies, armed workers confronted each other and issued direct threats. “If you want bullets, you’ll get bullets,” one participant warned union leaders, according to El País.

• Friday, August 15th 2025 - 12:51 UTC

  No end in sight for Uruguayan fishing conflict

  

  An ongoing fishing conflict in Uruguay, which began in early June 2025, has halted the coastal fleet and left over 2,000 workers jobless. The dispute has led to an estimated loss of more than US$40 million and reduced Uruguay's fishing quota in the Rio de la Plata from 70,000 tons to 35,000 tons for this year.

• Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 12:14 UTC

  Falklands, Loligo season

  

  The Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Fisheries Department yesterday issued a 48-hour notice of closure for the winter loligo fishery season.

• Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 07:28 UTC

  Argentina accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, five remaining for entry into force

  

  Argentina deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 22 July. Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi presented Argentina’s instrument of acceptance to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Just five more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:09 UTC

  Technology monitoring MPAs with satellite and artificial technology to deter illegal fishing

  

  New research in the journal Science demonstrates the power of strict legal bans against industrial fishing in marine protected areas (MPAs). The analysis — which combines satellite imagery and artificial intelligence technology to detect previously untraceable vessels — reveals that most of the globe’s fully and highly protected MPAs successfully deter illegal fishing. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the most strictly protected marine reserves are well respected and are not simply “paper parks.”

• Sunday, July 20th 2025 - 07:23 UTC

  Galician Fleet Sets Sail for Falklands with Cautious Optimism Amid Loligo Squid Uncertainty

  

  Despite sharp declines in recent seasons and unanswered questions about stock migration, nearly 1,000 crew members embark on a crucial four-month campaign vital to the region's economy.