Fisheries

• Friday, March 3rd 2017 - 09:51 UTC

  Falklands celebrates in an Open Day the 30th anniversary of the Fishery

  

  Around 360 Falklands residents visited the floating dock FIPASS on Saturday 25th February as part of Fish Day – celebrating 30 years of the Falkland Islands Fishery. The Falkland Islands Fishing Association (FIFCA) Executive Secretary Jackie Cotter told Penguin News the day went very well and its aim, as well as celebrating the anniversary, was to give a general overview both of the fishery and the Falklands Government Fisheries Department.

• Thursday, March 2nd 2017 - 07:59 UTC

  Falklands' Loligo season opens; Vigo market squid prices are “strong”

  

  The Loligo squid season took off this weekend in the Falkland Islands and the Galician partners of local companies are hopeful that they can repeat catches of the last season when some 46.000 tons were landed. “The experimental sampling previous to the official launching points to stability”, according to Javier Touza president of ARVI, the Vigo cooperative of vessel owners.

• Wednesday, March 1st 2017 - 21:11 UTC

  Aquazul: a giant squid sausage with more protein and less fat rich in Omega-3

  

  A new unique food product was created by scientists at the Center for Research in Food and Development (CIAD) of Mexico: a protein-rich squid sausage and omega 3, which has up to 70% less fat, in addition to natural dyes and preservatives.

• Monday, February 27th 2017 - 10:02 UTC

  Falklands' delegation visits Vigo with an idea of building a fisheries port in the Islands

  

  Falkland Islands representatives met with port of Vigo authorities to assess the infrastructure, services, development plans and competitiveness of the Galician fisheries terminal, one of the busiest and most efficient in the European Union, reports the Galicia media.

• Saturday, February 25th 2017 - 07:16 UTC

  Argentina's squid and Patagonian grenadier research cruise in the South Atlantic

  

  Argentina's “Dr. Eduardo L. Holmberg” research vessel left for a second cruise of tooth fish, pollock, Patagonian grenadier and squid assessment. The cruise is expected to last thirty days and will be operating between 45o and 54o30' South and catching samples at depth ranging from 50 to 400 meters.

• Friday, February 24th 2017 - 15:51 UTC

  Falklands and Brexit, subjects raised by visiting MPs to the Islands

  

  The impact of Brexit on the Falkland Islands and the economy in general were subjects raised with visiting Members of Parliament this week. The delegation of four made a flying visit to the Falkland Islands last weekend accompanied by FI Representative in London Sukey Cameron.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 19:17 UTC

  New 130 meters long krill fishing vessel to operate in Antarctica

  

  Aker Bio Marine has signed a contract with Vard shipyard to design and construct a modern krill fishing vessel that will operate in the Antarctic. The ship, which is 130m-long, 23m-wide, will be also equipped with environmentally friendly technologies. The hull of the vessel will be built by Vard's Tulcea, Romania, shipyard.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 17:15 UTC

  Conference on 30 years on Falklands' seafood market development

  

  A conference on “Thirty years of market development of Falklands' seafood”, by Loligo Seafood SL Commercial Director, Jean Baptiste Chassin is scheduled for next Tuesday, 21st February, at the Chamber of Commerce in Stanley.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 08:53 UTC

  Falklands' totally financed longliner, CFL Hunter, launched in Galicia

  

  A state of the art longliner, the Falklands “CFL Hunter” was baptized and launched at the Nodosa de Marín shipyard in Pontevedra, in a ceremony that included representatives from Consolidated Fisheries, Falklands lawmakers plus members of the Galicia government and the yard.

• Sunday, February 12th 2017 - 13:50 UTC

  Spain and EC address Brexit consequences for the fish industry

  

  Spain's Secretary General of Fisheries from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment Alberto Lopez Asenjo has met with representatives of the European Commission (EC) to address the consequences of Brexit for the Spanish fishing fleet and its markets.