Tag: Illex squid

• Monday, January 16th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Chilean navy reports some 100 jiggers have crossed from the Pacific to the South Atlantic

  

  Over a hundred jiggers have crossed from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the Magellan Strait reports the Chilean navy responsible for monitoring and safe navigation along the waterway.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentine jiggers authorized to operate between parallels 44 and 48 South

  

  Since Saturday, January 15, zero hours, Argentine jiggers have been allowed to operate between parallel 44 and parallel 48 South, following the lack and/or minimum catches at the original specified area of parallels 49 to 52 S.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 05:44 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exports in first quarter of 2021 reach US$ 162,5 million

  

  Argentina fisheries overseas sales during the first quarter of the year reached 56.843 tons, which represent a 34,9% volume increase compared to a year ago, but the value, US$ 162,5 million only climbed 7,7%, since the average price of the different species dropped 20%, according to the Under Secretary Fisheries department.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  UK stands for Falklands' squid in post-Brexit trade talks, Financial Times

  

  UK has been standing out for the Falklands and its squid and fish sales to the European Union, according to an article from the Financial Times, credited to Jim Brunsden in Brussels, and referred to the post-Brexit EU/UK trade talks.

• Friday, June 5th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands reports above average catches of Illex squid for 2020

  

  A total of 62,000 tons of illex squid was taken during the first four months of 2020, which was above the average over the last four years reported the Falklands Islands Director of Natural Resources Dr. Andrea Clausen, at Thursday’s meeting of the Fisheries Committee.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:15 UTC

  Mar del Plata fisheries landings totaled 210.000 tons in seven months

  

  In seven months of the current year, landings in the Argentine port of Mar del Plata reached 210.000 tons, which is 3.3% more than the same period a year ago, according to local fisheries authorities. Hake, apparently, helped with the positive difference since squid landings were notoriously lower.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 23:56 UTC

  Falkland Islands economy and Brexit…how tough will it be?

  

  Last week Penguin News reported on the uncertainty surrounding Brexit causing a slump in meat sales from the Falkland Islands Meat Company and lower prices.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands' Fortuna exploring the European market for Illex squid

  

  Falklands' fishing company Fortuna Ltd and their Taiwanese partners Go-Rising exhibited at the Brussels seafood show last week.

• Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 07:32 UTC

  Falklands has offered 105 licenses for the new Illex squid season

  

  The Illex squid fishery season starts on February 14 and 105 licenses have been offered confirmed Director of Natural Resources John Barton. He added: “Not all vessels which applied received licenses. The number of licenses offered is the same as the last few years.”

• Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Good start for Argentine squid season: daily average catches of 28 to 35 tons

  

  The squid fishing season in the South Atlantic, operating with Argentine licenses, has started with good prospects and a moderate optimism of the sector. During the first week jiggers reported daily average catches that oscillated between 28 and 35 tons, according to Pescare, an Argentine fish industry publication. .