Tag: Andrea Clausen

Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Falklands describes start of second Loligo season this year as “exceptional”

The Falkland Islands' second Loligo season this year has had an “exceptional start” the Director of Natural Resources Dr. Andrea Clausen told the Fisheries Committee last Thursday.
Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands reports above average catches of Illex squid for 2020

A total of 62,000 tons of illex squid was taken during the first four months of 2020, which was above the average over the last four years reported the Falklands Islands Director of Natural Resources Dr. Andrea Clausen, at Thursday’s meeting of the Fisheries Committee.
Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:35 UTC
Falklands Illex season has assembled some 105 licensed jiggers

The Falkland Islands are expecting some 105 jiggers to take the Illex licenses, which is a “normal” number for the season while preliminary results anticipate an abundant catch. “The usual” 105 jiggers plus one trawler has accepted the Illex license offers, confirmed earlier in the week Director of Natural Resources Dr Andrea Clausen.
Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands' government and fishing companies agree accord to underpin future of the industry

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) have agreed an Accord to underpin the future of the industry. The Accord acknowledges that the Falkland Islands has a strong commitment to quality, sustainability and the environment.
Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 19:29 UTC
Falklands/Argentine fisheries scientific meetings unlikely to take place

A UK/Falklands-Argentina meeting of the South Atlantic Scientific Sub-Committee scheduled for January is “unlikely” to take place, the Falklands lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman told Penguin News. The prospect of this happening and “taking Britain out of the comfort zone enjoyed” until now, had been advanced by Mercopress.
Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands to assess development of a near-shore aquaculture

A detailed assessment is to be carried out into the potential development of an aquaculture industry in the Falkland Islands, it was announced by the government. The proposal is at a very early stage and the Falkland Islands Government needs to improve its understanding of the industry before making a commitment to any go-ahead.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 07:18 UTC
Falkland Islands: new Director of Natural Resources next month

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Dr Andrea Clausen as the new Director of Natural Resources. Andrea is due to take up her post in October 2019 and will be working with John Barton to ensure that there is a unified approach to the handover of duties across the agriculture, fisheries and veterinary departments. This appointment comes following a comprehensive search and selection process.
Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 20:16 UTC
Falkland Islands: Brazil flight indicative fares “extremely competitive”

“Extremely competitive” is how MLA Barry Elsby, speaking to Penguin News this week, described indicative fares for the new flight to Sao Paulo from the Falklands, beginning November 6.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Falklands startled at Westminster paper proposing UK citizens right to vote in Overseas Territories

“Belongership” and its equivalents are wrong,” it is emphatically stated in a startling paper from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. The paper says the belongership status (known as Falklands Status in the Falklands) as enshrined in the constitutions of a number of British Overseas Territories, including the Falklands, denies legally-resident British Overseas Territory and UK citizens the right to vote and to hold elected office.
Friday, October 27th 2017 - 08:51 UTC
Tierra del Fuego project in Falklands programmed for failure

A project investigating the potential for trade between the Falklands and Argentina appears to have involved a dearth of research.