Tag: Falkland Island Fishery Department,

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands' toothfish fishery re-certified by the Marine Stewardship Council

  

  The Falkland Islands longline toothfish fishery has been re-certified under the Marine Stewardship Council’s Principles of Sustainability, it was announced this week.The fishery, which was originally certified in 2014 for a five year period, is the only Falkland Islands fishery to be certified under the scheme.

• Friday, March 7th 2014 - 04:48 UTC

  MSC Certification for Falkland Islands Toothfish reflects high management standards

  

  Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification has been granted to the Falklands Islands Toothfish longline fishery, announced on Thursday Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. (CFL). The fishery is the first in the Falkland Islands to be certified and reflects the high standards of fisheries management and environmental measures practised within the Islands on the Patagonian toothfish fishery.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Falklands: three crewmembers from a Taiwanese jigger have gone missing

  

  Three crewmen from a Taiwanese jigger operating in Falkland Islands who were reported missing over the weekend have not been located. The first news of the incident was received in the early hours of Saturday February 15, when the Department of Fisheries Operations Sections notified the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP).

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 14:28 UTC

  Falklands representatives talk fishery stock assessment in Rhode Island

  

  The Falkland Islands fisheries sector was invited to Rhode Island, USA earlier this month in order to present the Islands’ success story of data-sharing between the industry and the local fisheries department.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Falklands' 2013 fisheries catch limits similar to this year’s

  

  The Falkland Islands total allowable effort and catch limits for 2013 will be largely the same as in 2012 it was agreed at the Islands’ Fisheries Committee Meeting this week.