Fisheries

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Interpol issues Purple Notices on three vessels illegally fishing in Southern Ocean

  

  At the request of New Zealand, INTERPOL Purple Notices have been issued to seek information on the individuals and networks behind three vessels fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2015 - 15:47 UTC

  Toothfish poachers caught red-handed in Antarctica waters slip away

  

  Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a navy patrol boat from New Zealand sneaked up on three suspected poaching ships, then took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica. Seemingly caught red-handed, the crews of the rusting vessels just kept on fishing.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:19 UTC

  New Zealand navy detects three toothfish poachers red-handed in the Ross Sea

  

  The New Zealand navy has discovered a third boat fishing illegally. The Foreign Ministry informed that the HMNZS Wellington caught another vessel, “Yongding”, to the west of the Ross Sea, in Antarctic waters.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:09 UTC

  HMS Protector involved in CCAMLR inspection in Antarctic waters

  

  The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship has carried out her first inspection of a fishing vessel in Antarctic Waters. HMS Protector met the fishing vessel while on patrol in Antarctic waters and made arrangements to carry out the inspection.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 06:27 UTC

  Following Falklands' incident Argentine company buys local operations of Japan's Nissui

  

  Newsan, an Argentine firm involved in electronics but also in seafood supply, has reportedly acquired Argentine operations of Japan’s second largest seafood company, Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui). The operation follows an incident involving alleged fishing of the Japanese company in the South Atlantic both in Argentina and Falklands' waters.

• Friday, January 9th 2015 - 07:07 UTC

  Sea Shepherd breaks record for world's longest sea chase of a poaching vessel

  

  On Thursday, the Sea Shepherd ship, Bob Barker, marked the 22nd day of its pursuit of the Interpol-listed poaching vessel, Thunder. In doing so, the conservation ship has broken the record for the world's longest sea chase of a poaching vessel.

• Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:50 UTC

  Alleged Falklands' links sufficient motive to suspend fishing license of Tierra del Fuego company

  

  Argentina's Tierra del Fuego provincial government decided on Wednesday to preventatively suspend Pesantar's fishing license following claims that the company is associated with another group operating in the South Atlantic but with a Falklands' government license.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

  Falklands' waters chosen to experiment Taiwanese high-tech jigger

  

  An energy-efficient squid fishing-vessel sponsored by Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) is heading to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, north of the Falkland Islands, on its maiden voyage, to begin a six-month testing phase and examine the efficacy of its arrays of light emitting diodes (LED) for catching squid.

• Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 06:30 UTC

  Falklands' dispute: claims Japanese company fished in Argentine and Islands waters

  

  The Argentine ministries of Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture and Fisheries are considering the consequences of a complaint filed in recent days by a top official from a local company (Empresa Pesquera de la Patagonia y Antártica S.A., Pesantar) warning that the vessel “Union Sur” had fished in Falkland Islands last November.

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 20:45 UTC

  Argentina: Jigger owners request to start squid season earlier

  

  The Chamber of Jigger Owners from Argentina (CAPA) has requested the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) the anticipated start of the squid (Illex argentinus) season in 2015.