Fisheries

Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Jigging fleet finds large squid off Falklands – season not over yet

As the catching season seemed over for Puerto Deseado's fleet, the new finding brought relief to the squid sector and work now may continue for a while.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 06:45 UTC
Peruvian cod shipments bounce back thanks solely to US purchases

Peru's cod exports, which had seen consecutive falls in previous years (2018, 2019 and 2020), totalled 180,046 US dollars in January 2021, compared to 144,122 US dollars during the same period of 2020 for a most welcome 24.9% growth, the Extractive Industries and Services Management of the Association of Exporters (Adex) reported Friday.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 22:32 UTC
Chinese mile 201 operators eye Argentine shipyard

A consortium of Chinese companies describing themselves as mile 201 operators has expressed an interest in acquiring an Argentine shipyard in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.
Sunday, March 28th 2021 - 23:52 UTC
Spanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews

Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels.
Friday, March 12th 2021 - 13:43 UTC
April 30, a critical date for when Falklands first squid catches are landed in Spain

April 30 is a critical date for when the South Atlantic squid catches reach Vigo in Spain. It will also be a Brexit test since tariffs involving third countries such as the UK do not apply to catches from British waters, except for increased customs paperwork, but do apply for fish produce from British territories overseas.
Friday, March 12th 2021 - 13:24 UTC
Falklands tighten up vessel entry policy

The Falkland Islands’ Executive Council this week agreed to tighten the policy governing the entry of vessels into the islands’ territorial waters and ports. Under the new policy, any vessel which has suspected or reported cases of Covid-19 “should not seek to enter Falkland Islands territorial waters and ports,” the Falklands government has confirmed.
Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Pacific small islands fear rising seas will distort their claims to EEZs

Small island states in the Pacific are opening a new front in the fight against rising seas, to secure rights to an ocean area bigger than the moon that is home to billion-dollar fish stocks.
Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands: lively debate on the possibility of a salmon farming industry

The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is beyond measure,” commented Islander Josh Peck speaking against the introduction of a salmon-farming industry to the Falkland Islands, at last Tuesdays workshop on an environmental strategy held at the Chamber of Commerce, as reported by the Penguin News.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Argo Pereira off to the Falklands for the squid season, after 16 days in Montevideo

The Red Ensign trawler Argos Pereira finally left on Saturday evening for the Falkland Islands to begin the squid season after spending 16 days in Montevideo because of an outbreak of Covid 19 on board, as reported by the Uruguayan Chamber of Foreign Fishing Vessels Agents, CAPE.
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 10:19 UTC
The Venturer leaves Brazil and is sailing for the Falklands

Following four weeks docked in Bahia, northeast Brazil, because of a Covid 19 outbreak on board, the Red Ensign flagged trawler Venturer left on Tuesday night for the Falkland Islands.