Fisheries

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Illegal fishing: there are more than 350 foreign vessels operating in the South West Atlantic, expert says

  

  Last Tuesday, 11 tons of squid were found in a Chinese flagged vessel that was captured by the Uruguayan Navy, after a chase that took place between Sunday night and early Monday morning.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 23:30 UTC

  11 tons of squid found on Chinese vessel fishing illegally in Uruguayan waters

  

  Prefectura, a branch of the Uruguayan Navy, and the Uruguayan Prosecutor's Office are investigating a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel captured last Monday by the National Navy in Uruguay’s waters after a persecution that began on Sunday.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 23:04 UTC

  Conference on the Future of Fisheries, sponsored by ARVI, this week in Vigo

  

  The Cooperative of Fishing Vessels Owners of the Port of Vigo, ARVI, will host on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, July 6 and 7, the IX ARVI International Conference on the Future of Fishing: “The new CFP and FEMPA in the Future of Fisheries”, in which prominent experts will participate to analyze the review of the EU Common Fisheries Policy and the new European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Farmed salmon industry booming and has become the main global fisheries export

  

  Farmed salmon exports totaled US$ 27.6 billion in 2020, surpassing exports of other categories of fish, according to the latest release of a biennial report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:06 UTC

  Uruguayan Navy arrests Chinese jigger which tried to flee arrest

  

  The Uruguayan navy arrested Monday dawn a Chinese flagged jigger caught illegally fishing in the country's EEZ. The arrest was done following a night chase as the jigger tried to escape despite having first accepted a party of inspectors to board the vessel.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Falklands new fisheries patrol vessel name: “Lilibet” in honor of Queen Elizabeth

  

  The Falkland Islands Government's new Fishery Patrol Vessel (FPV) provided under a 15-year contract by Seagull Maritime Limited, beginning in 2023, finally has a name, “Lilibet”. The name was put forward by schoolchild Aimee Walker following an open competition at both Falkland Islands Schools in May.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Argentina demands UK flagged vessels with toothfish licenses in South Georgia be listed as IUU

  

  British flagged fishing vessels are illegally operating in South Georgia waters, with illegitimate licenses awarded by the United Kingdom, and outside of the multilateral agreement which rules operations in those fisheries, according to a formal complaint from the Argentine foreign ministry made public.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Russia triggers toothfish conflict between US and UK over catch quotas in South Georgia

  

  A diplomatic row over fish has broken out between the UK and US in response to provocations from Russia. The feud could lead to an import ban on Patagonian toothfish, also known as Chilean sea bass, which US officials claim is being caught illegally near Antarctica, according to an information from Associated Press.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  Galician fishing companies demanding an increase in fuel bonus for the vessels

  

  The Galicia fishing lobby from Puerto Marin, Opromar, is complaining it is suffering the impact of sustained increase in fuel prices and is demanding action from the Spanish government.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  WTO reaches deal to curb overfishing and subsidies, with the target of fisheries sustainability

  

  After two decades of discussions, the World Trade Organization, WTO, finally reached a deal aimed at curbing overfishing which was hailed by conservation groups as a major turning point, even if it was the result of compromises to seal the long-sought agreement.