Tag: Dinara

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 22:50 UTC

  Uruguay's DINARA requests additional data in Chinese jigger incident

  

  Uruguay's National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) Chief Jaime Coronel has told reporters all the evidence submitted by Uruguayan Navy authorities was being analyzed in the case of a Chinese fishing trawler caught while performing illegal catches in territorial waters earlier this month.

• Friday, January 29th 2016 - 04:11 UTC

  Canadian company interested in Uruguay's main (broke) fish industry complex

  

  A Canadian corporation, Cooke Aquaculture is apparently interested in taking over Uruguay's main fish industry company, FRIPUR, which is under administration and liquidation and ended all operations almost six months ago.

• Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  Ecuador to combat IUU fishing as part of trade agreement with the EU

  

  Ecuador's Deputy Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries organized a workshop with representatives from various government institutions related to port and maritime fisheries control in the country in order to develop a National Action Plan to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

• Thursday, July 17th 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Uruguay fisheries exports reach 33.921 tons in first half of the year

  

  Uruguay fisheries exports during the first half of the year reached 33.921 tons, which represent a 13.2% increase over the same period a year ago, while in money terms sales totaled 76.6 million dollars, up 17.7%, according to the latest release from Aquatic Resources National Office, DINARA, published in the official government portal.

• Monday, December 2nd 2013 - 15:26 UTC

  Uruguay fishing industry in deep trouble: high costs, poor catches, labor conflicts

  

  High costs, poor catches and labor conflicts are threatening the competitiveness of Uruguay's fishing sector which has seen exports drop considerably plus fears of a possible closure of Nigeria which in the last 18 months has become the main market.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2013 - 19:45 UTC

  Strong drop in Uruguay fisheries exports in 2012; Nigeria becomes main market

  

  Uruguay fisheries exports last year totaled 79.768 tons valued at 189 million dollars which is a considerable drop from 2011 with 102.500 tons and 236 million dollars. White croaker and hake were the main export items and Nigeria displaced the European Union as the main market.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:53 UTC

  Argentine politicians warn Uruguay on possible expansion of pulp mill production capacity

  

  The bilateral conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the UPM/Botnia pulp mill, on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River is once again leading to tension between the two neighbours amid reports that the plant’s Finnish owners plan to increase production from 1.1 to 1.3 million tons of cellulose paste per year.

• Friday, April 27th 2012 - 23:09 UTC

  Uruguay fish exports increase 20% in volume totalling 236 million dollars in 2011

  

  Uruguay fish exports increased 20% in volume and the average ton price 22%, with Brazil, China and Nigeria as the main markets during the twelve months of 2011, according to a release from the country’s Aquatic Resources Department, Dinara.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Uruguay’s leading fish processor reacts to abusive “media offensive”

  

  Uruguay’s leading and largest fish processing company Fripur S.A. claimed in full page ads in Montevideo’s newspapers that it is the victim of a “strong media offensive” that “irresponsibly” questions the way in which it processes products that are sold both in Uruguay and overseas.

• Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:42 UTC

  EU blocks Uruguayan squid shipment because of high cadmium content

  

  The European Union blocked a shipment of squid from Uruguay’s main fishing processing group Fripur S.A. and sent Uruguayan authorities what is known as “rapid sanitary alert” explaining the motive for such a decision.