Fisheries

• 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.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 02:34 UTC

  South Atlantic: “Fewer catches as illex squid season ends”

  

  The Argentine jigging fleet captured nearly 150,000 tonnes of squid (Illex argentinus) in South Atlantic waters during the season that took place between 24 January and 31 August this year, according to a technical report issued by the National Institute for Fishing Research and Development (INIDEP).

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 04:07 UTC

  Argentina purchases four Russian multipurpose polar Supply-class tugs

  

  Argentina's ministry of Defense has signed an agreement for the purchase of four Russian-built multipurpose polar tugs, class NEFTEGAZ, at a total cost of just over eight million dollars.