Tag: illegal fishing

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands' Conservation Zone management could be undermined by unregulated longlining

  

  A recent study has found that unregulated longline fishing for Patagonian Toothfish immediately outside the 200-mile Falkland Islands Outer Conservation Zone (FOCZ) is likely to be having significant impacts on deepwater seabed vulnerable marine ecosystems compared to the low impacts observed in licensed longline fisheries within Falklands' waters.

• Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:57 UTC

  Some 340 Chinese vessels fishing off Galapagos Islands protected waters

  

  Ecuador's navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about the environmental impact of fishing in the area of the ecologically sensitive islands.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Ecuador fishery resources threatened by a fleet of 260 Chinese vessels

  

  Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a huge fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged fishing vessels off its Galapagos Islands. Patrols are trying to ensure the fleet - which is made up of around 260 vessels - does not enter the delicate eco-system from international waters.

• Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 23:10 UTC

  Macri's Falklands policy and the Foradori/Duncan pact were “shameful”

  

  President Mauricio Macri's Malvinas question policy was “shameful” and the three bills sent to Congress to reaffirm Argentina State Malvinas claim policy, represent a drastic change in the “de-Malvinization process” of the last four years, explained Guillermo Justo Chavez, head of the foreign minister Felipe Solá's cabinet.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 12:01 UTC

  Chinese jigger which had escaped arrest, finally ordered by its company to turn in

  

  A Chinese jigger which was illegally fishing in Argentine waters and escaped from a Coast Guard patrol vessel at the end of April, finally was turned in and is being escorted to Puerto Madryn where it will face charges, according to a release from the Argentine Coast Guard.

• Tuesday, May 5th 2020 - 07:14 UTC

  Argentine patrol arrests Chinese jigger illegally fishing in the county's EEZ

  

  The Argentine Navy sighted and arrested early Monday a Chinese jigger which was illegally operating in the country's EEZ. The report says that the ocean patrol vessel ARA Bouchard detected the Hong Pu 16, fishing with its Automatic Identification System turned off, but full lights on to catch squid.

• Wednesday, April 29th 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Argentine Coast Guard chases Chinese jigger operating in the country's EEZ

  

  The Argentine Coast Guard was finally unable to arrest a Chinese jigger operating in the country's EEZ, which managed to escape into international waters, the so-called mile 201. According to the force's report, the patrol vessel GC-27 “Prefecto Fique”, early Tuesday detected and pursued the jigger Lu Rond Yuan Yu 668, some 390 kilometers offshore Puerto Madryn.

• Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Argentina's EEZ “flooded” by Chinese jiggers catching tons of squid

  

  The Association of Argentine Fishing Industry Chambers has sent an urgent open letter to president Alberto Fernandez complaining about the illegal activity of almost a hundred foreign jiggers in the country's EEZ.

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Argentine fishing industry against granting facilities to the Chinese fleet in the South Atlantic

  

  The different chambers of the Argentine fisheries industry have joined efforts to expose alleged plans to grant the Chinese fishing fleet in the South Atlantic, “strategic corridors” in Patagonia ports for support and maintenance of their vessels, reports pescare.com.ar.

• Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentina plans stricter coordination to tackle illegal fishing in the South Atlantic

  

  Argentina is getting tough on illegal unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic and is planning a joint effort by the Fisheries Under Secretariat, the Armed Forces and security forces. It is estimated according to government sources that Argentina loses some US$ 2.5 billion annually to illegal fishing which so far it has been unable to control. The report was published by Infobae.