Tag: Falklands fisheries

• Sunday, July 20th 2025 - 07:23 UTC

  Galician Fleet Sets Sail for Falklands with Cautious Optimism Amid Loligo Squid Uncertainty

  

  Despite sharp declines in recent seasons and unanswered questions about stock migration, nearly 1,000 crew members embark on a crucial four-month campaign vital to the region's economy.

• Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 08:46 UTC

  Falklands’ first Loligo season, despite earlier closure, was ‘relatively good’ FIFCA and Spanish associates agree

  

  The Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) and its Spanish associates said that following the early closure of the first Loligo season, (March first/27 April) given the scientific reports, and with total catches close to 38,000 tons, it was a relatively good season.

• Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 11:24 UTC

  “Frustration and dismay” over Falklands Exco ITQ fees decision for 2024

  

  The following release refers to a piece published in the Penguin News, December 8/2023, page 3, “Catches and changes to ITQ fees at Fisheries meeting”. The Falkland Islands Fisheries Companies Association, FIFCA note with dismay and real concern the announcement regarding ITQ fees for 2024.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  New trawler-freezer to join Falkland’s squid fisheries in 2024

  

  Shipbuilders Nodosa from Marin in Galicia, Spain has formalized the construction of a new freezer trawler, for Orion Fishing Company Ltd., an association of Pereira SA from Vigo with the Falkland Islands Argos Group Ltd. The new trawler is scheduled to be delivered in 2024.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands' fishery exports to EU: small window opens but much negotiations still ahead

  

  James Wallace, CEO Fortuna Ltd., made the following comments regarding the European Union Council Regulation referred to Falkland Islands fishery exports to the EU. We welcome the publication today of Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1203 as regards autonomous union tariffs for certain fishery products (ATQ).

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Falklands' fisheries legislation reform, a view from Galicia

  

  A former Galician Fisheries Councilor has published a piece in a newspaper closely linked to the industry in the northwest of Spain, El Faro de Vigo, questioning the long term viability of new Falkland Islands' legislation, particularly the concept of Qualifying Companies and the fact that they must be at least 51% property of Falkland Islanders.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Falklands plans to borrow US$ 85 million for the port, and manages a credit rating of A+ from S&P Global

  

  Reuters has reported that the Falkland Islands got its first sovereign credit rating, an investment-grade A+ score from S&P Global on Monday, as the tiny British-run territory looks to dip into borrowing markets to pay for improvements to its main port.

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Boris Johnson assures he will raise the Falklands' issue at the EU

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised he will raise the matter of the Falklands fishery in the European Union after Labour MP Derek Twigg made representations on behalf of the Islands at Prime Minister’s Question Time on Wednesday.

• Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 23:00 UTC

  Brexit and its impact: no representation of the Falklands case to the EU

  

  Complicated challenges ahead for the Falkland Islands as the Brexit deadline inexorably approaches. While the Falklands Government has made public assurances that it has worked hard to ensure the impact of Brexit on the Falklands...

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands' seafood industry concerned with Brexit outcome and likely imposition of EU tariffs

  

  The Executive Secretary of the Falklands Islands Fishing Companies Association FIFCA, James Bates would like to issue the following press statement.