Fisheries

• Thursday, October 28th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  France takes action against British trawlers as tension escalates

  

  French naval authorities have detained one British trawler and issued a verbal warning against another for operating off its coast, the Maritime Ministry announced.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Falkland Islands trade with the European Union and Rules of Origin

  

  The Falkland Islands government has released the following, ”Falkland Islands are not deemed part of the European Single Market. However, under the current OAD, the Islands have:

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Chilean Navy acts on protesting fishermen

  

  Chile's Navy Wednesday took action against protesting fishermen off Valparaíso, who were insisted they had not worked for more than 100 days and demanded promises made eight years ago be delivered.

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands Election: Mark Pollard and Stacy Bragger after reelection

  

  The Falkland Islands Election is scheduled for Thursday, November 4th. So far MP has published the manifestos of the four candidates for the three benches corresponding to the Camp Circumscription in the Legislative Assembly.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 07:45 UTC

  Chilean town battles in court to prevent a salmon's industry effluent plant in the commune

  

  The Punta Arenas Appeals Court accepted a protective order presented by bio-engineer Elisa Giustinianovich Campos requesting measures in support of the residents of the San Gregorio commune, given the possible construction of two plants to process the effluents generated by the salmon industry in the region.

• Friday, October 8th 2021 - 17:14 UTC

  Last Man Standing: A talk with the captain who spent 688 days on board a longliner

  

  688. That is the number of days that the captain of the FV Nordic Prince, Arvid Olai Mjønes, spent on board the vessel without returning home. On the final leg of the voyage, the Norwegian captain spoke to MercoPress on board the vessel in the port of Montevideo and shared his experience during the Patagonian Toothfish fishing season in the Ross Sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 05:09 UTC

  Tension between France, UK escalates over fishing licenses vs. electricity supply

  

  French authorities have warned they would cut power supply to the United Kingdom Tuesday in the latest episode of the English Channel fisheries saga, it was reported.

• Monday, October 4th 2021 - 21:41 UTC

  Differences between FIG and local businesses emerge over changes in fisheries policies

  

  Disappointment broke out in the Falkland Islands among fishing companies over the latest licensing and securities measures, the local weekly Penguin News reported Friday.

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 12:26 UTC

  Argentina involved in juvenile Patagonian toothfish and grenadier research cruise

  

  Argentina's INIDEP, National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development has started an assessment cruise of Patagonian juvenile toothfish, (Dissostichus eleginoides) on board the commercial vessel “Centurion del Atlántico”, belonging to Estemar S.A.

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  UK and France clash over fishing licenses in Jersey island's waters

  

  The United Kingdom and France are again clashing over post-Brexit fishing rights since the island of Jersey rejected 75 license requests from French fishermen. Paris announced retaliatory measures in fifteen days if the situation is not reversed.