Fisheries

• Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

  Sea food consumption down some 34% in a decade in Spain, according to retailers lobby

  

  Consumption of fish food in Spain has fallen to the tune of 34% per household in the last ten years according to the National Association of Provincial Fish and frozen sea produce Retail Companies and points out that government policies to promote fish food are not attracting consumers.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Encouraging start of Illex squid season report Argentine fishing interests

  

  An encouraging start of the 2024 Illex squid season, with good catches and sized specimens have been reported by both jiggers and trawlers, according to Argentine fishing interests operating since 12 January south of parallel 44.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

  Squid is becoming “too expensive” in Korea because of lesser catch volumes

  

  Korean media is pointing out the fact that squid, once considered the “people's side fish”, given its affordability, is now an expensive dish, and has offered some market prices in South Korean Won, which exchanges at 1,330 SKW to the US dollar.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 10:42 UTC

  Spain urges reconsideration of argentine fisheries measures by President Milei

  

  The Government of Spain has formally approached President Javier Milei of Argentina, requesting a reconsideration of the proposed measures aimed at enhancing control over foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Argentina's maritime space and liberalizing catch permits.

• 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.