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Montevideo, April 24th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

Tag: Falklands fisheries

  • Sunday, February 14th 2016 - 23:29 UTC

    Illex 2016 Fishing Season begins in Falkland’s Waters.

    Barton said that the 2015 season was a record for Illex squid with a total of 358,000 tons caught.

    Fishing for Illex squid in Falkland’s water took off on Sunday, as the 2016 fishing season opens. A total of 105 fishing licenses have been issued. The number of licenses issued has remained consistent for the past three seasons.

  • Tuesday, August 11th 2015 - 15:46 UTC

    Falkland Islands reply to Milko Schvartzman comments on fisheries

    There is only a small fleet (18) of Falkland flagged fishing vessels. These all operate to high standards as British vessels.

    The comments by Milko Schvartzman on the Falkland’s fishery in FIS on 2 June 2015, are incorrect and uninformed in many areas. We reject the inference that the Falkland Islands Government promotes a fisheries industry based on modern-day slavery and on piracy. The Falkland Islands have a long history of responsible environmental stewardship, and we pride ourselves on protecting and safeguarding our unique environment and the natural resources therein.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 01:07 UTC

    “Another example of efforts to damage the Falklands' economy”

    “Argentina in 2005 unilaterally withdrew from that agreement to the detriment of both Falklands and Argentine fisheries”, claimed MLA Rendell.

    The Falkland Islands government reacted strongly to statements by the Argentine official in charge of Malvinas affairs who claimed that “the theft of squid and other valuable fish stocks” in the South Atlantic, was the reason behind the success of the Islands' economy, according to a report from the Express.co.uk.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

    Falklands have a per capita GDP “ten times higher than Argentina”

    According to the Yearbook in the last five years the Islands' GDP has expanded 11% per year until 2012 and an even higher percentage can be expected for 2013

    Argentina's financial daily, El Cronista Comercial has published two articles on the Falkland Islands based on data from the 2014 Statistical Yearbook stating that the Islands enjoy a GDP per capita several times higher than Argentina and that the economy has been expanding at 11% annually since 2008.

  • Thursday, June 5th 2014 - 00:04 UTC

    Falklands developing strongly and with a high international community profile

    Governor Colin Roberts addressed the Legislative Assembly

    Falkland Islands are enjoying the benefits of a healthy well managed economy, with excellent present and future prospects in its main industries, but also face challenges such as the need for manpower, closely linked to immigration, planning for a balance between environment and oil industry, a modern government and the continued attempts by Argentina to stifle the Islands economy and block economic development.

  • Friday, February 14th 2014 - 08:38 UTC

    Falklands coming Illex season encouraging: 51 licenses have already been taken

    A promising season means many jiggers in Stanley waiting for their licenses (Photo by Montana Short)

    The Falkland Islands coming Illex season has been described as encouraging because out of 100 available jigger licenses 51 have been taken up and £5.6 million has been received so far, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton.

  • Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 17:25 UTC

    Argentina to demand a review of the South Atlantic fisheries agreement

    Asian jigger waiting for the fishing licence in Stanley

    President Cristina Fernandez announced that Argentina will request the review of the South Atlantic fisheries agreement, because the UK and the Falklands are not abiding by the ‘protocols’ signed in the early nineties.

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