Fisheries

• Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

  Argentina reports illex squid is back, and announces new monitoring approach along EEZ mile 201

  

  Squid is back, and with good prospects for the catch season, according to reports from Argentina that also announced the launching of an aggressive vigilant and monitoring campaign between the Navy and Coast Guard to check on the estimated 350 Asian jiggers next to the 201 plus mile don't slip into the Argentine EEZ to “steal our sea resources”

• Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:22 UTC

  FAO launches fishing Global Information Exchange System under the 2009 agreement on port measures

  

  Global exchange of information on compliance with national, regional, and international fisheries laws and regulations governing sustainable fishing is now possible with the launch of the Global Information Exchange System, GIES, by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN.

• Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:10 UTC

  Opening of license application Round for 2024/25 South Sandwich Islands Toothfish Fishery

  

  The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands GSGSSI, has announced the opening of the license application round for the 2024/25 South Sandwich Islands toothfish fishery (CCAMLR Subarea 48.4).

• Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Galicia fleet sail for Falklands fisheries, “it's an adventure, given the uncertainties”

  

  Some 1,200 crew members are readying in Galicia to depart for the South Atlantic fisheries to begin the first of two squid in Falkland Islands waters. A mission according to reports from the Vigo media, which could be one of the most difficult of the long standing relation between the Spanish fishermen and their Falklands counterpart partners.

• Monday, January 8th 2024 - 12:00 UTC

  Argentina opens Illex squid season south of parallel 49

  

  The Argentine government, through the Federal Fisheries Council has officially opened the Illex squid season south of parallel 49. The two main fisheries chambers, CAIPA and CEPA had requested that the season begin 10 January south of parallel 44, but the Council in early December denied the request based on a scientific report from INIDEP, the National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development.

• Saturday, December 30th 2023 - 06:33 UTC

  Minister Rutley's second visit to the Falklands in a month: big changes in South Atlantic fisheries policies?

  

  Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Caribbean, and Overseas Territories David Rutley has been to the Falkland Islands again this week, the second visit in a month, and in the meantime this did not prevent him from on December 10, to represent the British government in Buenos Aires for the taking office ceremony of Argentine extreme liberal president, Javier Milei.

• Tuesday, December 26th 2023 - 06:56 UTC

  Chilean navy adds submarine to keep track of foreign fishing fleets

  

  The Chilean Navy has bolstered patrol operations against illegal fishing in the South Pacific region and keeping track of fishing vessels crossing into the South Atlantic. Normally operations are the task of naval surface vessels and air surveillance, but last week it took the unusual step of deploying a Scorpene-class attack submarine on a fisheries-enforcement patrol in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago and further south.

• Thursday, December 21st 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina launches South Atlantic operation targetting illegal fishing

  

  Argentina's Joint Maritime Command has deployed the ARA Piedrabuena Oceanic Patrol Vessel (OPV) to combat illegal fishing through Operation Grifon XVI in the country's territorial Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Atlantic amid an increase in clandestine operations by jiggers, most of them of Chinese origin.

• Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 11:24 UTC

  “Frustration and dismay” over Falklands Exco ITQ fees decision for 2024

  

  The following release refers to a piece published in the Penguin News, December 8/2023, page 3, “Catches and changes to ITQ fees at Fisheries meeting”. The Falkland Islands Fisheries Companies Association, FIFCA note with dismay and real concern the announcement regarding ITQ fees for 2024.

• Saturday, November 25th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Uruguayan Navy seizes Brazilian boat fishing illegally

  

  Uruguay's Navy has captured a Brazilian-flagged fishing vessel carrying some three tons of illegal catch, it was reported Friday in Montevideo.