Tag: Cheryl Roberts

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:33 UTC

  Falklands claim Argentina wants to decimate Illex fishery: “environmental terrorism”

  

  Argentina has no interest whatsoever in fisheries conservation, Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Cheryl Roberts stated this week, and Director of Natural Resources John Barton believes an Argentine action aimed at undermining the Falklands fishery is likely to have a negative impact on their own fishery.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 21:58 UTC

  Minister Browne inaugurates new Falklands’ Fisheries Department building

  

  The Falkland Islands new Fisheries Department building adjacent to the Agriculture Department was officially opened by the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jeremy Browne during his recent visit to the Islands.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2012 - 22:27 UTC

  Falklands’ fisheries: 25 years of success and one of the two best managed in the world

  

  The announcement this week that the catches for the first loligo season for 2012 totaled 34,900 metric tones, equal to more than the entire catch for 2011, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Falkland Island fishery.

• Friday, April 20th 2012 - 04:39 UTC

  Bumper Loligo squid season in Falklands with over 34.900 tons

  

  Falkland Islands fishing companies had tons of reasons to be cheerful as the first Loligo squid season of 2012 drew to a close last weekend.

• Thursday, April 19th 2012 - 20:20 UTC

  Containerization proves its advantages for Falklands’ fishing industry

  

  The Falkland Islands fishing industry must, “use it or lose it,” Director/Owner Beauchene Fishing Cheryl Roberts told the local weekly Penguin News referring to the Falklands containerisation link with the rest of the world.

• Wednesday, December 21st 2011 - 17:24 UTC

  The Falklands are resourceful and will adapt to changing logistics say industry sources

  

  Reacting to the news this week that all Mercosur member countries had agreed to close their ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag, Cheryl Roberts, chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, stated that: “It is still too early to say exactly what the effect might be, whilst obviously disappointing we are now working to find solutions to minimise any potential impacts, both operational and economic, of the recent decision.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2011 - 00:56 UTC

  Falklands’ fishing companies regret Uruguay’s ban, and losses for the port of Montevideo

  

  Falkland Islands fishing companies association, FIFCA expressed their “extreme disappointment” with Uruguay’s decision not to allow Falklands’ flagged vessels enter the port of Montevideo, which “will only serve to punish its own people”.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 06:39 UTC

  Argentina’s attempt to advance the squid season seems condemned to failure

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) ordered the temporary cancellation of jiggers’ dispatches because of the low catches of squid (Illex argentinus) registered by the five vessels operating south of latitude 44°.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Falklands condemns Argentina for early opening of the Illex fishery

  

  The new Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Company Association condemned Argentina for their two month early opening of their illex (squid) fishing season, “with complete disregard for conservation of the stock”.