Tag: Falklands' squid licenses

• Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 10:19 UTC

  The Venturer leaves Brazil and is sailing for the Falklands

  

  Following four weeks docked in Bahia, northeast Brazil, because of a Covid 19 outbreak on board, the Red Ensign flagged trawler Venturer left on Tuesday night for the Falkland Islands.

• Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:35 UTC

  Falklands Illex season has assembled some 105 licensed jiggers

  

  The Falkland Islands are expecting some 105 jiggers to take the Illex licenses, which is a “normal” number for the season while preliminary results anticipate an abundant catch. “The usual” 105 jiggers plus one trawler has accepted the Illex license offers, confirmed earlier in the week Director of Natural Resources Dr Andrea Clausen.

• Friday, January 12th 2018 - 07:18 UTC

  Falklands concern with vast fishing fleet gathering on high seas

  

  A vast fleet of fishing vessels assembling to catch Illex squid on the high seas, some 400 miles north of the Falkland Islands, is an issue of concern to the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department.

• Friday, December 2nd 2016 - 07:58 UTC

  Strong interest for Falklands' squid licenses, despite poor catches in 2016

  

  Despite a dismal last season for Illex fishing in the Falkland Islands, with very low catches, interest in licenses for the coming season is holding up and the process is likely to be oversubscribed, confirmed MLA Phyl Rendell last week.