Tag: Cheryl Roberts

• 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”.