Fisheries

• Saturday, December 2nd 2017 - 08:56 UTC

  World's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica's Ross Sea comes into effect

  

  The world's biggest marine reserve in Antarctica officially comes into effect on Friday, in what has been hailed as a “watershed” moment in conservation. The marine protected area in the Ross Sea curbs damaging activities such as fishing, to protect wildlife including Adelie and emperor penguins in the high seas off Antarctica.

• Monday, November 27th 2017 - 09:09 UTC

  Mexico creates the largest marine protected area in North America

  

  Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, signed a decree creating a massive marine reserve, spanning 57,000 square miles around the four Revillagigedo Islands—a volcanic archipelago 240 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula. The reserve is the largest marine protected area yet created in North America.

• Friday, November 24th 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Falklands receives port of Vigo experts to address port potential and development

  

  A delegation of two technicians from the Spanish Port of Vigo are visiting the Falkland Islands with the aim of offering their informed opinions on potential port development. The Falklands has a close business relationships with the port as a result of long term joint business ventures with Spanish fishing companies, and the new Falklands longliner CFL Hunter was built there.

• Thursday, November 23rd 2017 - 07:29 UTC

  ASC and MSC release joint seaweed standard; US$ 5.6bn global business

  

  The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced the launch of the ASC-MSC Seaweed Standard. The joint standard marks a first for the two certification programmes, bringing together expertise in sustainable fishing and responsible aquaculture.

• Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 09:27 UTC

  Wales and Galicia sign bilateral accord to minimize Brexit impact for fishing sector

  

  Galicia and Wales intend to sign their own bilateral agreement to try to minimize the impact that Brexit will have and avoid damage to the fishing sector. The announcement was made by Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijoo, after having obtained a positive response to his invitation to the Welsh prime minister, Carwyn Jones.

• Monday, November 20th 2017 - 09:27 UTC

  The Work in Fishing Convention, ILO 188, has come into force

  

  A major boost to efforts to improve working conditions for millions of workers in the fishing sector came into force on November 16 with the International Labor Convention 188.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 15:15 UTC

  Falklands announces new Legislative Assembly and portfolios assigned

  

  The new Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands has been announced, following the General Election which concluded on Thursday 9th November.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 06:52 UTC

  Falklands toothfish longline fishery undergoing MSC reassessment

  

  The Falkland Islands toothfish longline fishery this week will be undergoing reassessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing.

• Friday, November 10th 2017 - 01:46 UTC

  Spanish vessel fined £15,500 for oil spill in the Falklands

  

  Spanish fishing company, Profesionales Pesqueros SA and Mr. Remigio Leyenda Cedeira, the master of its trawler, Loitador, were fined £15,500 and £1,300 respectively after pleading guilty on the Summary Court in Stanley to a charge of allowing oil to escape into the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:25 UTC

  Falklands calamari prices recover significantly as second season catch is below market expectations

  

  Recent reports in trade journals that abundant catches during 2017 were depressing Falkland Islands loligo prices were challenged this week by local sources concerned with the fishing industry.